For some reason I spent noon till sunset hiking along the inner-forest trails of the Skokie
Lagoons with my telephoto lens. It was interesting to discover new paths, islands,
and fields that I hadn't been to before, but as a photography hike there were relatively
few interesting plants and birds. One exception was a garter snake which wriggled
through the dry leaves and froze a few feet away from the trail. I spent about five
minutes taking pictures of the snake from a bunch of different angles as it remained
frozen, and after I got a few shots that seemed nice enough I went back on my way.
I've seen a few snakes in the woods before, but it was still surprising when I spotted
this one. They're not dangerous, but in a pretty zoologically vanilla environment it's
different and somewhat enthralling to see a reptile.
Winnetka
Taken in November 2012
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