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Comment on CPAs Hike at Radnor Lake, Too by rob

rob — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:42:28 +0000

Hey just a little Nature story - made me happy!
A couple weeks ago my friends and I were leaving Opry Mills Mall at twilight and as we drove along the riverfront we saw a beautiful red fox running along the edge of the parking lot! He looked very healthy and appeared to be hunting for food along the edge of the woods. Just an experience I’d like to share! (And now we know to keep an eye out next time we’re there!)

Comment on Is This a Mink or a River Otter? by Sandra

Sandra — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:00:27 +0000

We stood for at least 20 minutes fascinated by something near the shore in Radner Lake at benches 14 and 15. It was extremely swift and would zoom up and grab something to eat and immediately disappear, quickly reappearing a few yards away. We never saw it surface to breathe, but it appeared snakelike. Was this an otter???

Comment on Gray Rat Snake: Prime Specimen at Radnor Lake by lori

lori — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:55:28 +0000

I have a similar picture of a snake that has a different colored head but has same body markings and would like to know if it is the same kind. I have yet to match it to any other snakes listed for Tn. It was found in Bellbuckle under a horse water trough. Thanks for your great photos.

Comment on Solved: T’was a Northern River Otter by Rob

Rob — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:29:20 +0000

Very neat that otters are present in radnor lake! I wonder if they found their way in on their own, or were introduced by people? That is interesting about how they move when they swim; if you think about it, fish, amphibians, and reptiles all swim with a side-to-side motion, and mammals (whales are a good example) swim with an up-and-down motion. At any rate, you are quite lucky to have seen the animal on land!

Comment on Close Encounters of the Barred Kind by Rob

Rob — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:22:55 +0000

An awesome story! I once encountered a pair of barred owls at an east TN park. The pair were hunting something along a pond (frogs, i assumed) and I was able to watch them for nearly 15 min from a distance similar to that in your story. They are very interesting and incientally spooky-looking owls; the dark eyes contrast with the light facial disks to create an almost ghost- or skull-like effect! Very nic pic as well!

Comment on Radnor Lake: A Model Clockwise Hike by Rob

Rob — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:04:51 +0000

Hi there
I’m a college student in nashville and i like to get out to the local parks when i can. a couple weeks ago (August 23rd or so) I was hiking the Warner Woods Trail at P. Warner Park. I saw a rather large (at least 8″) and stocky female skink there and I thought perhaps it was a broadheaded, rather than five-lined skink. Do you know if Broad-headed skinks are present in the Nashville area?

Comment on Gray Rat Snake: Prime Specimen at Radnor Lake by Rob

Rob — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:54:03 +0000

That’s a HUGE ratsnake!!! I’ve yet to see any here in nashville but back home in east tennessee the largest I’ve see was about three feet. Thanks for posting these stories and pictures. I hope you keep it up!

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Comment on Alligator Snapping Turtle: Nashville Resident? by Jim Arnett

Jim Arnett — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:20:25 +0000

I can only confirm here what Steven has said above: After five years of fairly steady collections in Radnor Lake, I have never captured or observed an alligator snapper there. Some of the common snappers in Radnor are quite old and large–both males and females. For some people, sheer size is enough to convince them that they have seen an alligator snapper. But the three dorsal ridges of spines are a telltale mark that you will not see as prominently on the common snapper. Having said all of that, I’m afraid it is quite possible that someone has–or eventually will—introduce an alligator snapper to Radnor Lake simply based on past human tendencies. Unfortunately, Radnor’s proximity to the metropolitan population has one downside and it is the temptation for folks to drop off pets and unwanted captive animals there.