Romeo’s parents. WE know he came from Westwood Kennels somewhere in West Virginia. This the only known photograph of his parents.
Romeo’s Parents 1990’s
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Romeo 1994-2006
Romeo December 2005. Even with his illness he gave it his all. Here in the backyard he challenges me to persue him and his favorite toy. Romeo passed away in April 2006. One of the sweetest dogs ever and we miss him dearly.
Romeo late 1990’s. Dog was full of energy born to play.
Romeo sometime early 2000. In public he certainly could turn a lot heads.
Huntley Meadows Virginia Master Naturalist Herp Tour
Taking the crew through the wetland via the boardwalk trail. If you have not been to Huntley then you are missing out on some spectacular sightings. It’s a great place to observe and photograph a variety of species up close. In this photo someone has spotted something lurking in the cattails
Discussing with the group the biology and behavior of an Eastern Snapping Turtle
Snapping Turtle and Eastern Painted basking on a log together.
We found a couple of these today. Here I am showing an Eastern Garter Snake to the group
Red Wing Blackbird
Eastern Snapping Turtle basking
Hooded Merganser and her chicks
Southern Leopard Frog
Today Mike Gregory and I led Herp survey for a group of Virginia Master Naturalist students. Our program centered around the reptiles and amphibians of Huntley Meadows Park ( the FCPA) emphasizing practical field experiences in species identification and their habitats. We did not encounter all of the species that have been documented in the park from previous surveys. We did however find a few common species and possibly two species that were not listed on the park’s species list. Overall it was perfect weather and a great bunch of student naturalist. Anuran speices: encountered were American Bull Frog, Southern Leopard Frog, Pickerel Frog, Green Frog, American Toad. Turtles: were Red Ear (not on the park’s list), Lots of Snapping Turtles, Painted, Mud and/or Musk Turltes. Lizards: (identification pending) were five lined and Broad head skinks. Snakes: two species but of the same genus and they were Ribbon and Garter Snakes. Other sitings not related to our target species included a variety of birds. Some of the more interesting of these sightings was the Hooded Merganser, an Oven Bird, Egrets and a Sand Hill Crane. We also heard two Barred Owls calling to one another.
Walney Park Today. Barred Owl North Loop Trail
After my feeding program Mike and I were gearing up to go out and patrol trails. As we prepared to leave, a visitor arrived with a worm snake stuck in an insect glue trap. Just as we were able to free the animal from a slow miserable death another visitor walks in this time with a female garter snake stuck in a similar trap. As with the worm snake, Mike and I were able to free the garter snake with minimal injury. Both appear to be doing much better but are somewhat inhibitied in their movements from remaining glue goo residue on their bodies.
Finally we were able to get underway for a quick walk along the north loop trail. That’s when we stumbled upon this Barred Owl in the thick pines and cedars (photo above)
