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["Roger Mayhorn" <mayhorn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,
Today I witnessed something unusual in the animal world. A Common Garter Snake 
crawled from my small stream and made its way toward the bird feeding area in 
the yard. Two Mourning Doves flew down and blocked the snake's way. The doves 
intimidated the snake by getting close to it and raising their wings. They kept 
at it until the snake turned around and returned to the stream with the doves 
following.

I managed to photograph the whole process. The photos can be seen at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn/doves_snake

Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County