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I went to a girls camp in the Poconos. It was a wonderful experience, and these little Red Efts were part of the great times. We would have massive and angry thunderstorms, and like clockwork, after, these little jewels would appear. We would keep them for a day, and released them.
Probably my favorite amphibian. Yesterday, I discovered after I worked an image, that I already did that image! It must be the social distancing getting to me. This little jewel is a Red Eft, and look for them after a rain. They are abundant in the Poconos.
I remember these as a camper in the Poconos in Pennsylvania. After a rain, they would all be out. This one is ready to go back to the water to mate. She is turning green, which is a sign. They start out life in an amazing bright orange, and after a couple of years, turn olive green and return to aquatic life.
Another vanishing species. One of my absolute favorites. I went to a sleepaway camp in Pa. and these beauties would show up after a thunderstorm. To this day, I get a warm and fuzzy feeling seeing one.
Red Eft. Often found near waterfalls and under rocks in the forest. They come out after a rain and what a lovely sight.
The tiniest Red Eft I have ever found! I can't believe I even spotted it. I placed it on a leaf for a picture.
We red efts hide in damp crevices until it rains, then we can safely come out to forage for food. We're only out of water for two years - then we return to the ponds to mate and lay eggs for the next generation.
Besides raindrops, this little salamander was covered with tiny bits of white lichen. He must have been walking in it. The skin itself is smooth, moist, and pure orange, with those remarkable little spots.
Red Eft form of the Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). Peeper Pond, Catoctin Mtns, Frederick County, Maryland.
It was great to learn about this brightly coloured and spotted juvenile stage of the eastern newt's life cycle.
The striking bright orange juvenile stage is land-dwelling and is known as a red eft.
This is specifically the red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens sub-species.
Striking colouration of this stage is an example of aposematism, a warning to predators not to eat them.
After two to three years, the eft finds a pond and transforms into the aquatic adult.
Needing a moist environment with either a temporary or permanent body of water; sure enough, this specimen was seen on a forest floor close to small stream.
Around 7 cm in length.
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Found a new place to hike yesterday and it was full of migrating newts during the rain. We found over 15 during a short walk
I always look forward to finding Red Efts on our annual West Virginia vacation. This one posed for a photo shoot. Was nice for the grandkids to get a chance to let it crawl on them as well.
Terrestrial Red-Eft Newt Salamander
Avery County, North Carolina Mountains
Accessed via the Blue Ridge Parkway (mp 300ish)
Date taken: May 13, 2016
While leading an individual workshop in the mountains of North Carolina my client pointed out this crazy colorful orange newt along the trail. Thanks to his good eyes I sprinted back to the car, grabbed the macro lens and snapped a few photos. Apparently Eastern Newt's are pretty common. They have three distinct stages of life: the aquatic larvae stage, the terrestrial red-eft stage (shown here), and the adult aquatic stage. During their terrestrial stage, they're known to wonder far and wide, boldly during the day, to disperse and populate other bodies of water throughout the area. Their orange coloring is an example of predator adaptation, signaling a warning that their skin contains toxicity.
I saw at least a dozen newts on my walk this morning. This one posed nicely (didn't run away) for me for a few minutes.
I found dozens of my favorite little dudes when I did my waterfall trip a few weekends ago. These are juvenile red-spotted newts, called efts. They come out after rain, and although they are probably actually one of the most common salamanders in New England, I always love finding them. Of course, I had to waste a lot of time moving every single one off the hiking trail so nobody would step on them.
After this, I will have the 2nd batch of waterfalls from that weekend. I also have some new exciting stuff coming from New Hampshire captured this weekend.
Also, I really need to get a proper macro lens and stop trying to do macro with my wide-angle landscape lens.
One of a number of Red Efts seen along the Shawangunk Ridge Trail. It is a juvenile Eastern Newt. Their striking orange-red color make them a treasure to see.
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The Red Eft I found along Penn's Creek was the smallest one I have ever seen. I put this Spring beauty bud next to him for a size comparison.
The cutest little orange newt I've ever met. He's called a red eft but he's more orange and brown. If you pick them up they start to loose their bright glow.
This is where this one was found on the edge of Basha Kill Wildlife Management Area in Wurtsboro, NY.
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Ha! This little bugger made it to #2 on Explore. For like an hour. And now it's not in the top 1,000. Explore is weird.
Ok, I was totally stoked today! I've yet to see a single salamander this year and I live in the woods... Seriously, I've had no time to go looking! So I get home today and find this little guy sitting in front of my house practaclly SCREAMING "TAKE MY PICTURE"... So I did!! Lol!!
This is so much better when Viewed Large On Black.
I'm off for vacation in one more day!! I'm so excited!! I have to finishing getting ready!! I'll try to stop back tonight everyone!!
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