Hi John,
When I saw this email come through our local birding email list I just had to send it to you.  Go to the link and see the pictures that were taken today.

Blessings,

Carolyn
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Thanks, Carolyn. :)
John

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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