Great Egret
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I’m used to herons who usually make a lot of fuss and then fly away. This Great Egret stood his ground, so I was able to get a decent picture. Great egret on Wikipedia
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Copperhead Snake
The copperhead is a venomous snake and should be treated with caution. All the Ozarks venomous snakes are ‘pit vipers’ and can be recognised by the shape of their head and cat like eyes.
More >Midland Water Snake
The Midland Water Snake is a non-venomous snake. It lives in or near any aquatic habitat: ponds, lakes, sloughs, streams, rivers and marshes. We frequently see them in Ozarks streams swimming in the water and hanging out along the shoreline.
More >Speckled Kingsnake
The speckled kingsnake is a non-venomous snake. The speckled kingsnake can be found under rocks, logs or boards on rocky, wooded hillsides. It eats lizards, snakes and small rodents.
More >White Pelicans at Truman Reservoir
The Ozarks is blessed with being in the middle of the Mississippi Flyway of waterfowl migration. We have ample large bodies of water for birds to rest upon during migration and no mountain ranges to impede their progress.
More >What do bears do in the woods?
Thanks to the researchers at Mississippi State University under contract with the Missouri Department of Conservation, we now have a much more accurate idea of what bears do in the woods. In Missouri at least
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