Things got interesting in the yard yesterday. While walking with the dog, I spotted this common garter snake with the better part of a spadefoot toad hanging out of its mouth. Good for the snake. Very bad for the poor toad. They battled for awhile before the snake finished the job and then quietly slithered away with a full belly. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
Never overlook the opportunity to go on a backyard safari! The toad, though not a gazelle, & the garter snake, though not a cheetah, still offered up a photographic moment in the ongoing, universal struggle for survival. My heart goes out to the underfrog!
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Things got interesting in the yard yesterday. While walking with the dog, I spotted this common garter snake with the better part of a spadefoot toad hanging out of its mouth. Good for the snake. Very bad for the poor toad. They battled for awhile before the snake finished the job and then quietly slithered away with a full belly. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
Never overlook the opportunity to go on a backyard safari! The toad, though not a gazelle, & the garter snake, though not a cheetah, still offered up a photographic moment in the ongoing, universal struggle for survival. My heart goes out to the underfrog!
The good in being home & taking time to see nature right around us & you have the eye to catch these shots always
great pic. ) is this harmless snake, ) great pic.