Just When You Thought It Was Safe…

… to go back in the water, it’s a Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon sipedon) at State Game Lands 109 in Erie County, Pennsylvania, 10 May 2025:


Also, same date/location, some nice spring birds:

American Goldfinch
Tree Swallow
Red-winged Blackbird (f)
Tree Swallow II
Canada Geese on LeBoeuf Creek
Tree Swallow III
Tree Swallow IV
Tree Swallow V
Yellow Warbler (m)
Turkey Vulture
Common Yellowthroat (m)
Yellow Warbler (m) II
Turkey Vulture II
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (m)
Yellow Warbler (m) III
Grosbeak II
Yellow Warbler (m) IV
Yellow Warbler (m) V
Eastern Phoebe

Should be a nice weekend (sunny, warm) here in NW Pennsylvania. Happy birding/nature! #more_bird