I learned a lesson yesterday, we, I am responsible for my actions and how they effect the subjects I am photographing. We have lived on a property that backs onto a river and in the three years we have been here I have seen one snapping turtle. I was delighted to see one, a big one near the shore, I hurried to get my camera and returned to start shooting. I soon saw it was not one but two turtles in the act of mating. I shot a sequence of shots Snapping Turtles
In my zeal they became aware of me and seperated, one headed up stream and one down thus I interfered and it really disturbed me. Lesson learned Please come visit

I understand fully what you mean, I've got a picture of two bull snakes mating from our trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago. There happened to be a ranger sitting near them to keep on lookers from disturbing them as they "went about their business". I wonder how many people would have thought they were fighting and try to seperate them.

Don

Hey Camon,

I hear you. I think we all have stories where our involvement had the unintended effect on a critter. You see it particularly in the parks with the tourists getting way too close to the various different animals in the park. I still remember one lady walking up to a bull elk - in the middle of mating season - and stating, "Hey Harry, take a picture of me and the elk!"

James

"Fortunately for him it was only a bluff charge. I had earlier warned him about getting too close but he ignored me. When I saw his wet pants, I didn't need to say; "I told you so". He was lucky"

Hey Richard, LOL, no. I did not. The last time Chanthee and I were out there in July, we started a collection, but I did not take that one. I still remember where we were, too. We were just North of the Midway Geyser Basin, and there was a large harem of elk with a big daddy of a bull. The bull attacked the tree right next to the couple who were getting too close - a bluff. It was pretty impressive to watch - even more so, the restraint of the bull.

James