Cautioning Yawps
About a week ago, we decided to spend the day in the garden since the weather was perfect. My husband finished breakfast as I put on my sneakers and walked into the garden. Bluejays shrieked and screamed. Wrens cried while Titmice and Chickadees roused the other forest inhabitants. The brouhaha continued, yet I could not see any danger. Had I missed the fox roaming the woods? Did the crows raid a nest? Was the red-tailed hawk making off with a Mama Robin? When Angelo came into the garden, we walked toward the tree line where the Bluejays were the loudest. It took just a few seconds for Angelo to spot the cause of the ruckus. Up in one of the pine trees was a Black Rat Snake!
More info at The NJ Div. of Fish and Wildlife:
nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake_id_north.pdf
Black Rat Snakes are found throughout the state of New Jersey. You can check out this video of a Black Rat Snake, filmed in northern NJ:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL4SfGRsFU
Cautioning Yawps
About a week ago, we decided to spend the day in the garden since the weather was perfect. My husband finished breakfast as I put on my sneakers and walked into the garden. Bluejays shrieked and screamed. Wrens cried while Titmice and Chickadees roused the other forest inhabitants. The brouhaha continued, yet I could not see any danger. Had I missed the fox roaming the woods? Did the crows raid a nest? Was the red-tailed hawk making off with a Mama Robin? When Angelo came into the garden, we walked toward the tree line where the Bluejays were the loudest. It took just a few seconds for Angelo to spot the cause of the ruckus. Up in one of the pine trees was a Black Rat Snake!
More info at The NJ Div. of Fish and Wildlife:
nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake_id_north.pdf
Black Rat Snakes are found throughout the state of New Jersey. You can check out this video of a Black Rat Snake, filmed in northern NJ:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBL4SfGRsFU