A Yellow-bellied slider basks in the sun on a log at Durant Nature Preserve in Raleigh, NC.

A camoflauged Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) patiently waits in the bushes for prey to wander by.

A vividly blue Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) perches on a grass seedhead. Raleigh, North Carolina.