Meadowview Internship Photo Thread

[H2Ogal]

Awesome photos. Keep on sharing, please!

Is the northern water snake poisonous?

So, if you can't see green ... what do all of these look like to you? Or maybe I should ask what color you see in place of green? Idk how color deficiency really works.

 

[arachnar]

Wow what a cool place to work, for free! I think your shots are beautiful so keep us updated. Carnies seem like a great hobby but I think they would be best explored with more time and resources.

You going to be the new carnivorous plant expert on AC?

 

[Death Pony]

The water snake likes to act like it's venomous. It just bites a lot, and hard. I see yellow and blue in place of green, depending on which color is dominant in the mixture. It's weird.

We have a handful of CP experts on here. I'm learning all of this very quickly, even though I've been a hobbyist for a year or so. They're actually easier to care for then most people think. I have a lot more photos to put up here.

 

[jpappy789]

The water snake likes to act like it's venomous. It just bites a lot, and hard. I see yellow and blue in place of green, depending on which color is dominant in the mixture. It's weird.

We have a handful of CP experts on here. I'm learning all of this very quickly, even though I've been a hobbyist for a year or so. They're actually easier to care for then most people think. I have a lot more photos to put up here.

so where are they?

and I'll second the ease of CPs...loads less demanding than fish :grinyes:

 

[Death Pony]

They're coming. I have about a week of backlogged photos because of the McPherson project we've been helping with. We're almost done! CPs take up less space then most fish tanks do, too. Unless it's a bicalcarata, or other large Nepenthes for that matter. Actually, every Nep gets huge eventually.

Here are the pics.

The northern most purpurea in Virginia. There are only two left on site.

Dying Breed by Wire Man, on Flickr

Swamp azalea?

Swamp Azalea by Wire Man, on Flickr

I really don't know how this happened......

What? by Wire Man, on Flickr

Froggy by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea seedling

S. purpurea seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla by Wire Man, on Flickr

flava ornata

S. flava ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Killer Pitcher by Wire Man, on Flickr

Two Trumpets by Wire Man, on Flickr

Red leuco

Fresh growth by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. leucophylla fresh growth by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. flava ornata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Red Sarracenia by Wire Man, on Flickr

Red Sarracenia by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. rubra flowers. They smell like cherry Kool-Aid

S. rubra flowers by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Death Pony]

Adult five-lined skink.

Skink by Wire Man, on Flickr

A baby northern water snake that was just a few weeks old, at most. I found it inside of a dried pitcher leaf.

Small but Aggressive by Wire Man, on Flickr
It tried to bite me, twice.

Feisty by Wire Man, on Flickr

Building the corduroy road

Instructions by Wire Man, on Flickr

Corduroy Road by Wire Man, on Flickr

Corduroy Road by Wire Man, on Flickr

Guess what this is?

Roots by Wire Man, on Flickr

A fruiting spore

Fruiting Spore by Wire Man, on Flickr

Fun with the chainsaw

Chainsaw by Wire Man, on Flickr

Bridge Building by Wire Man, on Flickr

Bridge Building by Wire Man, on Flickr

A distant view of the mountain laurel on the 3 acre preserve

Mountain Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

Closer up.

Mountain Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mountain Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

Mountain Laurel by Wire Man, on Flickr

Some beautifully arched trees over the mountain laurel.

Arch by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cutting down an invasive hardwood.

Cutting down hardwoods by Wire Man, on Flickr

We have more D. capillaris in our reserve supply, so feel free to order again.

 

[Death Pony]

Leather beetle

Leather Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

Capillaris

D. capillaris by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210585 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210587 by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. "Horizon"

S. "Horizon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

Hybrid flower by Wire Man, on Flickr

And now on to Joseph Pines.

Q5210592 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210595 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210601 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Joseph Pines by Wire Man, on Flickr

Cleistes bivarcata

Cleistes bivarcata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210605 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5210606 by Wire Man, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60270758@N02/5819301807/in/photostream/

S. flava by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea seedling by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sarracenia flava by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Death Pony]

Mantis nymph. They're very cautious of the camera right now.

Mantis Nymph by Wire Man, on Flickr

A termite colony on the 3 acre preserve

Termites by Wire Man, on Flickr

I saved this dragonfly from the plant beds. Here it is cleaning itself.

Cleaning by Wire Man, on Flickr

Drying Dragonfly by Wire Man, on Flickr

These click beetles are often found clinging to Richard's shirt. We call them his little friends.

Click Beetle by Wire Man, on Flickr

One of the purps on the 3 acres doing very well.

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

Dr. Sheridan using the blow torch.

Q5240630 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240634 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Die, red maple, die!

Q5240639 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240641 by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Look at that color! It looks like cooked vegetables."

Q5240643 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240645 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240652 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240653 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240658 by Wire Man, on Flickr

A well toasted red maple

Q5240663 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240672 by Wire Man, on Flickr

Burn by Wire Man, on Flickr

Burning Maple by Wire Man, on Flickr

Q5240680Red Maple Aflame by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

S. purpurea by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Death Pony]

Another update.

I saved this little male painted turtle from Rt. 2. He struggled a lot.

Turtle Buddy by Wire Man, on Flickr

He kicked and grunted the entire time he wasn't on the ground or in the water.

Do Not Like Camera by Wire Man, on Flickr

Get Out Of My Face! by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima

Peristome by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

Nepenthes khasiana, which is now flowering!!! If anyone has one in flower please let us know.

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. alata with red stripes. The pitchers are much smaller than those of a typical alata. It makes up for the lack of size by being utterly breathtaking.

Nepenthes alata by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ventricosa

N. ventricosa by Wire Man, on Flickr

"Red Dragon"

N. "Red Dragon" by Wire Man, on Flickr

I really like this plant.

N. maxima by Wire Man, on Flickr

This opened recently

N. khasiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

Seedling rafflesiana

N. rafflesiana by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca

Q5250708 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. fusca by Wire Man, on Flickr

Wigglers by Wire Man, on Flickr

 

[Death Pony]

I think this is a new flower coming up on one of the lady slippers.

Sprout by Wire Man, on Flickr

VDOT taking a soil sampling and wetlands class.

Q5270729 by Wire Man, on Flickr

The clay under the bog is very workable.

Plasticity by Wire Man, on Flickr

CLay by Wire Man, on Flickr

Sample by Wire Man, on Flickr

Phil and Robert.

Q5270741 by Wire Man, on Flickr

After the burn.

Fern by Wire Man, on Flickr

Remnants by Wire Man, on Flickr

Raw Clay by Wire Man, on Flickr

The soil sample from under the bog.

Soil Sample by Wire Man, on Flickr

Red Dragon again

Q5270749 by Wire Man, on Flickr

N. ampullaria inflating

N. ampullaria by Wire Man, on Flickr

Inside of the greenhouse. Here we have some rare orchids (Stanhopea and Gongora), the N. truncatas, a Cattleya hybrid, and some seedling Neps.

Rare orchids and Nepenthes truncata by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rose Pogonia orchid.

Untitled by Wire Man, on Flickr

Untitled by Wire Man, on Flickr

Rose Pogonia by Wire Man, on Flickr

And a frog I managed to catch.

Small Frog by Wire Man, on Flickr