MAUMEE BAY MAY 30 - JUNE 2

Lake Erie - we had very good weather for the trip - no rain.

The area supports a population of melanistic (all black) Eastern Garter Snakes.

Yellow Flag Iris - this can be seen in abundance in many "marshy" areas.

One of my favorite insects - an Eyed Click Beetle.

Brown Snake (aka DeKay's Snake), these are nowhere near as common as Garter Snakes in this part of Ohio.

A large female Bullfrog chillin' in a State Park.

Field Sparrow in a field (where it's supposed to be).

My first-ever encounter with a Butler's Garter Snake.

Butler's Garter Snake close-up - a few were found during the trip.

Widow Skimmer Dragonfly.

Northern Leopard Frogs were easy to come by, though difficult to catch.

A majestic-looking Great Egret.

It's always cool to come across an Eastern Fox Snake in the wild. In Ohio, they only reside in a few counties.

Eastern Fox Snake close-up.

Habitat shot of where we were finding cool creatures.

Song Sparrow with a "reedy" background.

It's egg-laying time for turtles. Here's a Midland Painted Turtle leaving the water to go dig a nest.

An Eastern Garter Snake lacking a yellow stripe down its back.

One of the more colorful birds in Ohio - an Indigo Bunting.

Hey, it's June and only appropriate that this June Bug be out and about.

A Northern Water Snake overlooking the marsh from the parking lot near where it was found.