Tiny pink and white wildflowers carpeting the forest floor at this time of the year—how appropriate it is that they are actually called Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica).
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Posted in Flowers, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, spring, tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Claytonia virginica, Huntley Meadows Park, Spring Beauty, Spring Beauty wildflowers, Tamron 180mm macro lens on April 26, 2015| 4 Comments »
Tiny pink and white wildflowers carpeting the forest floor at this time of the year—how appropriate it is that they are actually called Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica).
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved.
Posted in Flowers, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Reptiles, wildlife, tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Claytonia virginica, Coluber constrictor constrictor, Huntley Meadows Park, Northern Black Racer, Spring Beauty, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto on April 22, 2015| 12 Comments »
The forest floor is carpeted with tiny wildflowers at this time of the year and even this large black snake seemed to be taking time to appreciate their beauty.
The little flowers are Spring Beauties (Claytonia virginica) and I think the snake may be a Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor), though I must confess that I grow a bit confused when reading the descriptions about how to distinguish Black Racers from Eastern Ratsnakes.
Unlike an earlier shot this spring of another black snake, which I photographed with my telephoto zoom lens, I took this shot with my 180mm macro lens, getting as low as I could and as close as I dared.
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