Something got this snake's attention. Maybe it was the small crowd oohing and aahing and taking pics.

Common garter snake
Thamnophis sirtalis

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These ducks have funky heads.

Hooded merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus

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Hey, non-mallard ducks! These are male and female pintails.

Northern pintail
Anas acuta

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Now that the weather is warming, frogs and other cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles are coming out of hibernation.

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Herons and egrets are now plentiful in the marsh at Huntley Meadows Park.

Great blue heron
Ardea herodias

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