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I went on a short trip to visit my Dad in Arizona last week...and I found my first "wild" AZ Mt. King!!!!!

In situ:

My Dad

Found this full grown male just north of Payson, AZ...in the middle of a dirt road, time 11am, temp was 71 degrees.

A few other trip shots...

Thanks for looking,
Rusty

Thats an awesome find, but I am most impressed with the Broad-billed Hummingbird pictures. I never seem to so much a see a hummingbird for more than 10sec let alone get pictures of them!

Best,
vinny
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Natural Selection Reptiles

are my favorite...here's another few pictures I took (down in Tucson ) last April.

Great find Rusty.

L8r

-R

that's an awesome catch Rusty. I'd go nuts if I found one of those guys. Looks like you had a great visit.

Dave
DNS Reptiles

yeah...I love it out west...if I'm lucky I get out to AZ about once a year...this year was nice because it was my second trip!
-R

Nice Az. Mt. King, what part of Az. did you find it in.
Thanks for posting;
R.Bichlers Colubrids
http://www.webspawner.com/users/rbichler/index.html

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R.Bichlers Colubrids
http://www.webspawner.com/users/rbichler/index.html

HA!

>>HA!

I read it again, must have missed the first time. What part of Az. is Situ in? Never heard of it.

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R.Bichlers Colubrids
http://www.webspawner.com/users/rbichler/index.html

from my first post:

"Found this full grown male just north of Payson, AZ...in the middle of a dirt road, time 11am, temp was 71 degrees."

>>"Found this full grown male just north of Payson, AZ...in the middle of a dirt road, time 11am, temp was 71 degrees."

Thanks for the info. And yes I was serious, what does the word or abbreviation stand for? (situ)
Thanks again.

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R.Bichlers Colubrids
http://www.webspawner.com/users/rbichler/index.html

in situ:

In the original position.

[Latin in sitû : in, in sitû, ablative of situs, place.]

-Rusty

you are pretty handy with a camera Rusty!! Nice looking snake by the way.

Most people ask, "what kind of camera do you have"...I tell them it must have nothing to do with the person actually taking the PHOTOGRAPHS!!!! LMAO!

Thanks again,
Rusty

I was a crime scene technician for six years and know a thing or two about photography. The best camera in the world will do little good in the hands of someone who cannot use it properly. Most of my subjects did not move much!!

Congrats!

Here's my Payson male (no in-situ, sorry):

And a little "woodini" that was flipped last year:

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Diego

SWCHR

so you've won the lottery a couple of times then?

that Payson male you have is very similar looking...nice snake!

I also checked out the weblink you had after your signature...I may have to submit some of my stuff in the month photo contest!

-Rusty

I've been lucky enough to see some amazing things here in AZ. Send me an email next time you're coming through at trivirgata(at)gmail(dot)com.

Please do submit your pics, we would love to see them!!
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Diego

SWCHR

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Very nice photos RG!! That Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi takes good photos doesn't it? Did you have to do allot of digital touch up?

Thanks for sharing!!
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Jason A.
"Long time Herper, first year Breeder `07."
My 2008 Care Sheet & The BRB Stats. Username: brb@kingsnake.com

Glad you liked the pics...how are those Hondos doing?

Way to go, Rusty! Nice find on the pyro. The elk are super, too. Not many folks get to see heards of those guys - we're a lucky bunch in the Rocky Mountain West.

-Cole

Hey Cole...yeah the Elk are great...so many animals to look at out west...most people don't even know what they are missing!

-Rusty

Those are really awesome pics. What camera did you use and how the hell were you able to get close to a hummingbird to take a snapshot like that? My guess is your camera really had a powerful lens to take the shot from a distance and yet make it look like it was pretty close.

Very very cool !!!!
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RAY - "Laziness is nothing more than a habit of resting before getting tired!"

The camera I have is a Canon Xti...and I usually use my 70-300 IS (image stabilization) lens...so it does allow me to zoom in to get the shots...then I crop the pics to frame them...and that's it. To get the hummingbird shots you have to take the shot at least 1/1000 of a second to get the wings to kinda stop...get the shot is more than challenging...it can be quite frustrating!

Glad you liked them!

-Rusty

Now I'm curious about that camera of yours. I think I'll go to a couple of camera stores this weekend to check it out.

Thanks again, and I do like the hummingbird pics the best...just because I know they are so hard to take.

Great job!
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RAY - "Laziness is nothing more than a habit of resting before getting tired!"