Greensboro Birds

A robin has been sitting on a clutch of eggs high atop a broken maple that had sprouted new branches in a perfect nest-holding configuration. Unfortunately for the robin, black rat snakes are fantastic tree climbers, and this one easily found its way into her nest yesterday afternoon. What a scene it was!

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I once told my neighbor Karen that I am not bothered by snakes. That’s true with one notable exception: when the snake—in this case a five-foot-long black rat snake—puts itself nearly beneath the sole of my Converse. I freely admit that I screamed, “YEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!” and jumped a good 10 feet backward. The snake, after uncoiling [...]

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