Dead, half-shed horseshoe crab. Near mouth of Patuxent River, Maryland 1997 September 21 596. Middle Patuxent River, Maryland 1997 May 24 597. A large black rat snake crossing a tidal inlet in the marsh grass. May 24 598.
Mute swans are an agressive invasive species along the East Coast.
There are now over 3,000 mute swans in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Patuxent River, Maryland 1996 October 20 599. line0599 Mute swan nest. Mute swans are an agressive invasive species along the East Coast. There are now over 3,000 mute swans in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay.