I find your videos so peaceful :) I don't get to hike as much anymore except for the occasional photo safari at botanical gardens and such in the Smokey Mountains :)
Great that the skink cooperated ! I've wandered some Maryland woods, and find that they're more lush than those in our home state of PA; The slightly more southern latitude spawns many more critters of all types, as well as plants. The feel is totally different.
Red and black ant on the log is a Cow Killer Ant, EXTREMELY if not THEE most painful sting! I learned the hard way as all kids did back in the day exploring the dunes of Delaware! They actually make a loud squeaking noise when put in a cup and agitated!
The insect at 10:32 is a velvet cow killer with a stinger as long as its body and a 6 on the pain scale from 1 to 5 .one of the most painful stings in the world!Its a wingless female wasp!
bald-faced hornets have a sting that is VERY painful too, and the pain lasts a while as well. I had one fly into my down car window a few years back and land between my back and the drivers seat and sting me. An experience I'll never forget.
There's a Skink that hangs out on my front porch, and a few days ago, I noticed his tail was gone, so he probably had a close call with a predator.. I enjoy seeing him out there..
I have quite a few skinks on my property here in Florida. I have about 5 acres in the country here in Lake Butler, they hang out around the dog pens where my husbands hunting dogs are. I understand skinks are poisionous.
Hi Cliff, my first thought was that it was a Bittern too, but they don't have that green bit around the eye though I don't think. The ant at 10:41 looks like either a red velvet ant or a cow killer ant not sure. Wow you managed to get some Skink's after all, they're beautiful creature, I love the metallic blue colour. I think they posed because they did look fat and full up from a meal lol, whichever works though right lol. Thanks for sharing your brilliant wildlife packed hike. x
Awesome exploring I was stung by a black hornet in the corner of my eye when I was a young girl, yes they pack a punch I don't mess with hornets lol, so glad that I found your channel I love exploring the woods thanks for sharing I'm a new sub from Alabama
It should be called Skink State Park , The only time I seen Skink at least I think they where was at the Grand Canyon out west in 1976 I hiked down into the canyon to the bottom and back out in the same day , it was dark on the way back up the switchback trail we had to hug the inside wall of the trail as we could not see only by moonlight but seen many Skinks running buy our hands in the moonlight .
The large ant might have been an Occidentalis wasp-looks like an ant but is a wasp. In NC they are referred to as “Cow Killers” because of power of their sting.
@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 They could be hanging out awaiting their demise at the all you can eat crab places on the eastern shore around Ocean City. If you are in that area Assateague Island is well worth seeing. : )
I have quite a few skinks on my property here in Florida. I have about 5 acres in the country here in Lake Butler, they hang out around the dog pens where my husbands hunting dogs are. I understand skinks are poisionous.
Beautiful area
love watching
I find your videos so peaceful :) I don't get to hike as much anymore except for the occasional photo safari at botanical gardens and such in the Smokey Mountains :)
Thanks for the entomology lesson! Amazing stuff that we don't see on the west coast.
Enjoyed the nature walk. It was good to see some things we haven't seen before.
Awesome explore. Love seeing everything you find along the way.
I love exploring nature!! I've never seen a skinks!!! Thank you for showing us!! That white chicken mushroom was cool!!!
Love that video! Thank you!
Great that the skink cooperated ! I've wandered some Maryland woods, and find that they're more lush than those in our home state of PA; The slightly more southern latitude spawns many more critters of all types, as well as plants. The feel is totally different.
We have coal skinks in Cameron County PA.
Interesting place. I hadn't heard of it. Thank you for your efforts to get a picture of a skink. They are pretty awesome.
Hat was fabulous, enjoyed walking with you. Loved the skinks
A Kayak would be great!
Enjoyed the video very much. The Skink is beautiful. Not heard of it before.
Cool adventure and interesting critters!
Red and black ant on the log is a Cow Killer Ant, EXTREMELY if not THEE most painful sting! I learned the hard way as all kids did back in the day exploring the dunes of Delaware! They actually make a loud squeaking noise when put in a cup and agitated!
wouldn't you?
The insect at 10:32 is a velvet cow killer with a stinger as long as its body and a 6 on the pain scale from 1 to 5 .one of the most painful stings in the world!Its a wingless female wasp!
bald-faced hornets have a sting that is VERY painful too, and the pain lasts a while as well. I had one fly into my down car window a few years back and land between my back and the drivers seat and sting me. An experience I'll never forget.
Love the Skink!
There's a Skink that hangs out on my front porch, and a few days ago, I noticed his tail was gone, so he probably had a close call with a predator.. I enjoy seeing him out there..
Skinks are cool. We have lots of sun skinks here in Thailand at the school I teach at.
Where in Thailand do you stay?
Phuket
I have quite a few skinks on my property here in Florida. I have about 5 acres in the country here in Lake Butler, they hang out around the dog pens where my husbands hunting dogs are. I understand skinks are poisionous.
Hi Cliff, my first thought was that it was a Bittern too, but they don't have that green bit around the eye though I don't think. The ant at 10:41 looks like either a red velvet ant or a cow killer ant not sure. Wow you managed to get some Skink's after all, they're beautiful creature, I love the metallic blue colour. I think they posed because they did look fat and full up from a meal lol, whichever works though right lol. Thanks for sharing your brilliant wildlife packed hike. x
Awesome exploring I was stung by a black hornet in the corner of my eye when I was a young girl, yes they pack a punch I don't mess with hornets lol, so glad that I found your channel I love exploring the woods thanks for sharing I'm a new sub from Alabama
One time sitting on my porch I saw a white and black one time in Eastern Tennessee last late spring, it was quick.Ex Myerstown Dude!
nice job capturing the skinks
Cool video , well done .
I enjoy your videos!
Haven't seen a skink since I moved out of Drumore PA.
We use to have a blue tailed skink put in our with our other lizards he was very cool 😎
I believe beavers are nocturnal! But once in a while they come out during the day
Skinks have a break away tail as a defense mechanism. I believe they can regenerate them.
We have skinks here in Virginia. My cat caught one the other day.
That black and orange bug is what we in mississippi call a cow ant. It's sting is bad as a wasp.
Some of the Skinks around my house have orange in their tails.
It should be called Skink State Park , The only time I seen Skink at least I think they where was at the Grand Canyon out west in 1976 I hiked down into the canyon to the bottom and back out in the same day , it was dark on the way back up the switchback trail we had to hug the inside wall of the trail as we could not see only by moonlight but seen many Skinks running buy our hands in the moonlight .
The large ant might have been an Occidentalis wasp-looks like an ant but is a wasp. In NC they are referred to as “Cow Killers” because of power of their sting.
Let me know if you ever wanna see some fence lizards in Pennsylvania. I know a hike in Berks County.
You are south of the Mason-Dixon line! You'll find lots of different plants and animals there.
Lizard and skinks around here.
Super bad sting from what landed on the camera.
Looked like a bullfrog.
We call those Dun beetles.
‘skink in the sink’ a late sequel to ‘cat in a hat’
I remember hearing that Maryland contains 70% of the worlds vegetation
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Where is the underwater camera? The bay is full of blue crabs!
I am certain they are better to eat than skinks. : )
Didn't see any crabs that day
@@thewanderingwoodsman7227 They could be hanging out awaiting their demise at the all you can eat crab places on the eastern shore around Ocean City. If you are in that area Assateague Island is well worth seeing. : )
Four-toothed Mason Wasp / Monobia quadridens (the thing that landed on your camera=)
A food that doesn't taste like chicken? Amazing, lol!
NC 🤗❤🏞!! 🖒🖒💯
Really nice video 🏞NC MOUNTAINS ❤
I have quite a few skinks on my property here in Florida. I have about 5 acres in the country here in Lake Butler, they hang out around the dog pens where my husbands hunting dogs are. I understand skinks are poisionous.