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I found my first salamander of the season yesterday with this Spotted found under a log. I placed him in some moss for a more appealing setting. Also he was put back under his log after the photo session. I went back again this afternoon and he was still under the same log. I just let him be this time though.
I hope everyone enjoys this image!
Merritt Island, Florida, USA.
Sigma 105mm f/2.8.
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Close shot of a Northern Water snake(Nerodia sipedon). Maybe its after that dragonfly nymph. Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HMM
Note what looks like remnants of a recent meal smeared on her mouth and face, and a mosquito is perched on her neck. The mosquitoes were thick tonight. I hate to spray myself with bug spray because I don't want any to get on my camera (or on the wildlife I may touch), but it may no longer be optional.
7 June 2020, Cayce, SC, USA.
I found two box turtles along the bike path this evening. Neither were willing participate in my wild photo adventure.
Samsung Galaxy S7, 1/125 sec at f/1.7, ISO 40, 4.2mm, flash, close distance.
28 Jun 2018, Saluda Shoals Park, Irmo, SC, USA.
Finely, a willing subject. It's been a slow wildlife photography month around here.
Nikon D7200, Nikon 200-500mm. 1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 400, 500mm.
3 Dec 2018, Columbia, SC, USA.
I am going to be posting some really old photos of snakes for a while to get them onto flickr. I wanted to upload the full size versions here to have in my albums. Some of these I uploaded a long time ago in very small sizes and those old images in some cases taken 15 years ago are really showing their age on modern 4k screens. This one was taken back in 2010 with the Fuji HS10 which was an upgrade from the Fuji S7000 I had been shooting. In looking back through old photos I think that S7000 actually took better sharper shots.
An adult European Legless Lizard (Pseudopus apodus) from the hills above the Evros River near Loutros in NE Greece.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Venus Laowa 15/4 1:1 Macro EF mount and fill-flash.
Showing the characteristic gold 'glitter' which separates them from all-black toad tadpoles. I never realised that the 'glitter' on the 'eyebrows' was silver though!
Garden pond.
Location: Highlands of Pahang, Malaysia
Toxicity: Venomous
Distribution: Southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula
Wide-angle lens-testing mode
It was raining heavily last night! The rain makes this snake look so shinny and wet.
Just one snake and that was also a lucky break.
Specific epithet:
Named after the Latin adjective fucatus, that could be translated by “with make-up”. It was used in classical Latin language to describe the red and white hues harboured on their cheeks by actors of the ancient Latin theater, and was chosen here in allusion to the bicolor white and red postocular streak present in some males of this species.
October 23rd, 2021 2:00PM
High of 61 degrees Fahrenheit
59 degrees Fahrenheit at capture
On a day characterized by heavy rain and cloud cover, this snake was observed under a flat dolomite rock in the woodline of a southfacing dolomite glade. As seems to be usual of this species, this one was found after rain moved through the area half an hour prior. Few other snakes were observed likely due to low temperatures and lack of sun to warm up the ground.
Taney County, Missouri