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bfphoto · **Mercer -** 08-31-2009, 02:35 PM

A group of about 35 photographers met with Kathy Adams Clark Saturday at Mercer and roamed around for 2 hours. I managed the bumble bee near Therese (not as good as hers), mating Palamedes, (shutter speed too slow), giant swallow tail, and a lonely snake (don't know what kind).

jfoureyes · 08-31-2009, 02:58 PM

Excellent series Bill! A great trip!

corralup · 08-31-2009, 03:41 PM

These are great! Looks like a Texas Rat Snake?

DigitalScape · 08-31-2009, 04:37 PM

Bill, very nice series!!

ttusa · 08-31-2009, 06:17 PM

Hi Bill-so nice to see you again! I've never seen a snake at Mercer-great find!

bfphoto · 08-31-2009, 06:49 PM

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone. Therese, I had never seen a snake there before either, but the nice thing about a big group is you have a lot of eyes looking. Had I been by myself I would never have seen it in the pine needles.

Pawpaw · 08-31-2009, 06:51 PM

I love that butterfly in #3 - Great series - thanks for sharing.

dtran · 08-31-2009, 08:09 PM

Good Stuff here! #3 is outstanding, Bill!

bfphoto · 08-31-2009, 09:36 PM

Thanks Jerry and Duc.

Kenj8246 · 09-01-2009, 08:20 AM

The rat snake is excellent, Bill.

Kenny

bfphoto · 09-01-2009, 08:42 AM

The rat snake was very cooperative...he stayed around for about 5 minutes or so and just looked at us.

Thanks for the comment.

jfoureyes · 09-01-2009, 08:51 AM

That looks more like a Broad-banded water snake to me

bfphoto · 09-01-2009, 11:15 AM

Jim, I think you are right. I think one of the other photographers who knew more about snakes than anyone else there, called it a broad banded water snake. In any case, he was a good looking snake and very friendly.