Nature

[outdoorman]

One of the things I like about air gunning is that it is another reason to get me outdoors and enjoy nature while shooting. I was shooting jars at my little range where I often shoot and just after blasting the last piece of jar left, I noticed a little critter camping out in plain view. I also managed to spot a Scarlet Tanager but it was gone before I could get a photo.

Can you see him here?

How about now?

Getting closer

He was totally unperturbed with my shooting

 

[Crutcherro1]

Is that a Bluejay in the ground?

 

[outdoorman]

On the ground? Nope, that's a leaf. Never see bluejays back there in the woods although we get lots of them in the yard.

 

[Hynzie]

cool frogs are a sign the environment is thriving nice pictures HYNZIE

 

[Grin_Reaver]

Is that frog mud covered or n its original skin? Wonder when hunting camo will be able to match what nature has to offer. 3 times in my life I almost stepped on a snake and only realized it was there when it moved to protect itself from my foot coming down on it. One time I spent 5 minutes looking for a shot bird on clear ground only to be embarrassed when my dog finally picked it up from between my feet.

 

[outdoorman]

That's it's original skin. It's a gray tree frog but they can change color from gray to green to brown and black. Their mating call is very loud. We have lots of them around here in central Maryland.

 

[1BadDart]

Last week while turkey I saw several firsts for the season, first box turtle, black snake, humming bird and the Paw Paw's are blooming. It's a great time to be outside.
Our tree frogs are green, thin, long, slick and shiny skin. It seems they like to get in pipes, culverts and other places where their call volume is magnified.

 

[outdoorman]

We've had hummers here for a couple weeks now and I can't refill the feeder with juice fast enough! And they don't mind sitting on your finger while sucking it down.

 

[redcrow]

"outdoorman"We've had hummers here for a couple weeks now and I can't refill the feeder with juice fast enough! And they don't mind sitting on your finger while sucking it down.

Love those hummers! We've got three 8 oz. feeders up and usually have to fill them once a day. They've gotten used to us to the point of buzzing our heads if we're not fast enough hanging a feeder.