Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff - 2025

[Marilynne]

Sitting in an abandoned Tricolored Heron nest. Can anyone ID it?

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Needa]

Sitting in an abandoned Tricolored Heron nest. Can anyone ID it?
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Looks like a Brown Water Snake.
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/brown-watersnake/

 

[Marilynne]

Looks like a Brown Water Snake.
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-snake-id/snake/brown-watersnake/

Thanks Jeff! That's what I thought, but I thought it would be more banded.

 

[Marilynne]

This morning at Wako

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Marilynne]

I was surprised to see a Least Bittern

 

[Marilynne]

Waiting and watching

Splash

Breakfast - Yum!

 

[Marilynne]

 

[Marilynne]

Just floating around in the water

 

[Sandpatch]

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What is this guy? I love the shot.

 

[Marilynne]

What is this guy? I love the shot.

Thanks SP! It's a soft-shelled turtle eating a pond apple.

 

[Marilynne]

Backyard is flooded from some much needed rain. Taken through the screen.

Outtake for weekly challenge - water

 

[Silversnapper]

We could do with importing a few drops of that Marilynne, I believe we have drought conditions in parts of the UK.

 

[Marilynne]

We could do with importing a few drops of that Marilynne, I believe we have drought conditions in parts of the UK.

We are definitely in a drought. When the weather people show the drought map, we're smack dab in the middle of it.

 

[tonye]

I believe we have drought conditions in parts of the UK.

We certainly have, most of the locks on the Leeds Liverpool canal are shut to conserve water so we can't go for trips out on our narrow boat which we live on, luckily I am in France for another week so will see when I get home.

Marilynne, great shots of the herons, we have them regularly along the canal, not so keen on the crocs though, luckily only in zoo's in the UK. Keep them coming.