Here's licking at you!

Yes, ok, so this is not a bird. But, it is a cool picture! We caught this quite large Black Rat Snake while on a net run a week back. We have seen this individual around throughout the season, making the most out of the warm sunny days here. Rat Snakes are fairly common here at the park and is probably the most common snake here. A few other snakes have been found here at the banding station, like Rough Green Snake, Hognose Snake, and Black Racer.

I would like to thank Dee Viel (my intern here) for taking a great picture!