While I lied in bed listening to the pounding of rain on the rooftop and thunder claps, these Spotted Salamander were trudging through the woods to their pond of choice. These were counted up and returned to their pond, all 200 and something of them yesterday.
The Waterloo Region Record recently ran an article about Jefferson Salamander and stated in the opening paragraph "They aren't much to look at". In a time when this happens, the comment kind of made me shake my head. This one's a beauty.
A few Eastern Red-backed Salamander which quickly scurried away into the leaf litter.
Any day now the ponds will be singing with Wood Frogs.
Nice to spot my first-of-the-year Eastern Gartersnake.
That is quite a haul of Spotteds, Patrick....nice to see the others as well. Too bad the media doesn't do them justice.
ReplyDeleteFYI, Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers were making a fair bit of racket at Rondeau today, so it won't be long before you are hearing them in your area.