A photo project plus having a friend from out of town
equals many opportunities to take photos.
One of the places we visited this summer was Elephant Rock State Park in
Missouri, part of the Missouri State Park system.
The day started
out rainy, which was often the M.O. of our outings, but with time the sun came
out and we ended up with a beautiful day.
I took over one hundred photos that day, many of which were wildlife
photos. With the day starting out
rainy it meant that wildlife would then be out actively feeding or
sunning. This led to some great
photos.
The first photo is of a dragonfly that just sat for some
time on the path, while we snapped away.
I have tried to identify the species of dragonfly,
but have had no luck. I had a lot
of fun photographing and watching this dragonfly. The fun part was watching it turn its head and look upward
every now and then. I tried to get
a photo of this, but it happened so fast that I had no luck.
The next photo is of a Northern Water Snake. This photo opportunity came when we
were exploring a part of the Quarry Lake that was full of dragonflies. I happened to surprise this snake and, needless
to say, both snake and I moved away from each other. It swam out just a little to the end of some underwater
weeds, and then the photos began.
We took many, but this nice close up of the head is a favorite because it
captured the tongue sticking out and the rings in the water. We then walked away to make the snake
more comfortable and give it time to swim away.
The last photo is of the beautiful scenery at this popular
state park. It was difficult
choosing photos for this blog as there were so many favorite and interesting ones
that came out of this day.
Submitted by Cathy Spahn, World Bird Sanctuary Naturalist
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