bewilderbeast
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This is my highlights reel for 09 herping.... upward and onward for 2010.
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Enjoy...
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Aneides flavipunctatus… sans punctatus
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Aneides flavipunctatus, Another individual.
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Aneides lugubris
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Aneides Lugubris<o>></o>>
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juvie
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Aneides vagrans
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Ensatina picta<o>></o>>
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Ensatina oregonensis
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Ensatina xanthroptica... very striking bright orange individual with blue spots.
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Ensatina xanthroptica… I just like to say UNKEN…. Unken unken unken.. tee hee.
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2 Ensatina xanthroptica down a hole… the hole is about 2foot deep. I often check utility holes for hapless animals that have become stuck and can’t climb the steep walls…
I have found Ensatina, Taricha and Aneides lugubris this way as well as black widow spiders.
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after I saved his life, this guy gave me the unken reflex… that’s gratitude for ya..
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some baby Ensatinas… I see a lot of posts where people aren’t sure what these are…<o>></o>>
note the little blue spots.<o>></o>>
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A common site… multiple B. attenuatus.<o>></o>>
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B. attenuatus... a very pretty bluish gray individual...
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B. attenutaus. A typical “red” phase.
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A nice looking “yellow” phase from my parent’s backyard.<o>></o>>
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Batrachoseps. diabolicus
Dicamptodon ensatus, adult and larva
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Diamptdon ensatus
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D. ensatus larva<o>></o>>
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Taricha torosa
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Some non-Caudates
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Pseudacris sierra
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This is the most unique and beautiful pacific tree frog I have ever seen… the photos don’t really do them justice… If I hadn’t been in a State Park I would have collected her for a breeding project. This one was found by my girlfriend… she was pretty pleased that she had found something that made me as excited as it did… and that hers was “better” than the all-green ones I kept finding.
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Western Toad
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Northern Red legged frog
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grabbed this to ID it and it turned out to be a red legged frog, which means I should have kept my hands off it… but you can see where they get the name from.<o>></o>>
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Western fence Lizard glamour posing. An underappreciated but interesting little lizard...
They do pushups to show off their blue bellies…
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Alligator lizards are also common<o>></o>>
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northern Pacific ringneck snake… a real Gem and also underappreciated animal because of how common they can be in some places… I am always happy to see one though finding one often means whatever salamanders I was looking for are probably in it’s stomach.
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Arthropods… OR…REASONS TO WHERE GLOVES WHEN YOU FLIP LOGS…
I always where a pair of rubber, palmed work glove… they are cheap and leave me dexterous enough still that I can use my camera… here are a few good reasons to where gloves.
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it was a good year for scorpions…
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I wasn’t kidding about the black widows… perhaps the best reason to where gloves…<o>></o>>
What I didn’t notice while I was taking this shot was that her millions of babies were swarming all over the rest of the piece of tin that I was holding in my hand..
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Some nice scenery here… makes any trip out worth it.
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this is an area that supposedly has Ambystoma californiense. There were some amphibians and the habitat WAS perfect but I was skunked again.. maybe 2010 will be my year
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This place is unbelievable… Pacific Giant salamanders, Torrent salamanders, Northwestern salamanders, Ensatina, Wandering salamanders, Tailed frogs, Redlegged frogs, Pacific treefrogs in every color, Western Toads, a number of snakes… not to mention I was able to get my beautiful better half to come along AND ACTUALLY HAVE FUN!!! Her favorites are the Pacific treefrogs.
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I do like a good waterfall also…
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/bewilderbeast_02/Cataracttrailfalls_02.<o>:p></o>:p>
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part of the same waterfall as above during the late summer… I could get much closer to the top than in the winter… this is just the very top of the fall that is in the picture above… thought this pool would be good for Dicamps but upon inspection it was crawling with crayfish.<o>></o>>
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I have spent 3 days formatting all these photos and writing this post… ugh:crazy:
I need to get back outside<o>></o>>
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Enjoy Herping 2010…<o>></o>>
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Aneides flavipunctatus… sans punctatus
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Aneides flavipunctatus, Another individual.
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Aneides lugubris
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juvie
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Aneides vagrans
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Ensatina picta<o>></o>>
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Ensatina oregonensis
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Ensatina xanthroptica... very striking bright orange individual with blue spots.
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Ensatina xanthroptica… I just like to say UNKEN…. Unken unken unken.. tee hee.
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2 Ensatina xanthroptica down a hole… the hole is about 2foot deep. I often check utility holes for hapless animals that have become stuck and can’t climb the steep walls…
I have found Ensatina, Taricha and Aneides lugubris this way as well as black widow spiders.
after I saved his life, this guy gave me the unken reflex… that’s gratitude for ya..
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some baby Ensatinas… I see a lot of posts where people aren’t sure what these are…<o>></o>>
note the little blue spots.<o>></o>>
A common site… multiple B. attenuatus.<o>></o>>
B. attenuatus... a very pretty bluish gray individual...
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B. attenutaus. A typical “red” phase.
A nice looking “yellow” phase from my parent’s backyard.<o>></o>>
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Batrachoseps. diabolicus
Dicamptodon ensatus, adult and larva
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Diamptdon ensatus
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D. ensatus larva<o>></o>>
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Taricha torosa
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Some non-Caudates
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Pseudacris sierra
This is the most unique and beautiful pacific tree frog I have ever seen… the photos don’t really do them justice… If I hadn’t been in a State Park I would have collected her for a breeding project. This one was found by my girlfriend… she was pretty pleased that she had found something that made me as excited as it did… and that hers was “better” than the all-green ones I kept finding.
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Western Toad
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Northern Red legged frog
grabbed this to ID it and it turned out to be a red legged frog, which means I should have kept my hands off it… but you can see where they get the name from.<o>></o>>
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Western fence Lizard glamour posing. An underappreciated but interesting little lizard...
They do pushups to show off their blue bellies…
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Alligator lizards are also common<o>></o>>
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northern Pacific ringneck snake… a real Gem and also underappreciated animal because of how common they can be in some places… I am always happy to see one though finding one often means whatever salamanders I was looking for are probably in it’s stomach.
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Arthropods… OR…REASONS TO WHERE GLOVES WHEN YOU FLIP LOGS…
I always where a pair of rubber, palmed work glove… they are cheap and leave me dexterous enough still that I can use my camera… here are a few good reasons to where gloves.
it was a good year for scorpions…
I wasn’t kidding about the black widows… perhaps the best reason to where gloves…<o>></o>>
What I didn’t notice while I was taking this shot was that her millions of babies were swarming all over the rest of the piece of tin that I was holding in my hand..
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Some nice scenery here… makes any trip out worth it.
this is an area that supposedly has Ambystoma californiense. There were some amphibians and the habitat WAS perfect but I was skunked again.. maybe 2010 will be my year
This place is unbelievable… Pacific Giant salamanders, Torrent salamanders, Northwestern salamanders, Ensatina, Wandering salamanders, Tailed frogs, Redlegged frogs, Pacific treefrogs in every color, Western Toads, a number of snakes… not to mention I was able to get my beautiful better half to come along AND ACTUALLY HAVE FUN!!! Her favorites are the Pacific treefrogs.
I do like a good waterfall also…
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/xx303/bewilderbeast_02/Cataracttrailfalls_02.<o>:p></o>:p>
jpg<o>></o>>
part of the same waterfall as above during the late summer… I could get much closer to the top than in the winter… this is just the very top of the fall that is in the picture above… thought this pool would be good for Dicamps but upon inspection it was crawling with crayfish.<o>></o>>
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I have spent 3 days formatting all these photos and writing this post… ugh:crazy:
I need to get back outside<o>></o>>
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Enjoy Herping 2010…<o>></o>>
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