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A slow slithering movement on the edge of the grass caught my attention. What looked to be a large-headed snake was writhing just in front of the wheels of my parked truck. As I approached, I discovered a garter snake and its “large head” was actually a toad being swallowed whole. I was hoping to film the entire encounter, but as the garter snake became nervous with our presence, I feared he might spit out his meal so I backed off. Journal and Video: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/garter-snake-eating-toad

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

September, 2015 observation; Walton County, Georgia. A co-worker came to my office and told me there was a stork on the pond behind the animal shelter. Having never seen a stork on our pond before, I doubted her and figured it was an egret. Then a second co-worker came in and said, “Did you see those two huge storks back there?” I checked the sightings map on ebird.com and found only one close-by sighting in Jersey, GA. Not a very common sighting in Walton County. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/wood-storks-on-walton-pond

Spotted two individuals over the course of a couple of hours. They kept coming back to one particular pine, perhaps a nest? Some afternoon birding while visiting my parents in Greene County, Georgia off Lake Oconee. Approx. 2.5 hours stationary and 45 minutes walking down to the lake.

• Sunny, with a high near 86.
• Sunrise 6:22 am; sunset 8:43 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 22 minutes (+21s)
• Moon: 45.2% Waning Crescent

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Photographed in March 2020 on Billy`s Lake in the Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/okefenokee-alligator-armor

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I moved 10 monarch eggs from milkweed in my yard to a terrarium covered with mesh. They all developed successfully and I released them. The one on the left popped out seconds before the picture. His wings look puny and his abdomen huge but gentle wing motions relocated the abdominal fluid to his wings (see second picture)

I spotted this Carolina Wren's nest in a dog poop bag dispenser 2 weeks ago, with several eggs in the nest. I put up a sign to warn people from sticking their hands into it. looks like three of them are hatched and there's one maybe two more that are still eggs.