Best of 08 Fieldwork. *Severe DUW*

So I am finishing off my survey reports for 2008 and have been browsing through some of my pics and I thought, since you dudes seem to enjoy a good wild herp thread, that I would post some of the cool stuff/pics I had from last year. I have a feeling I may max out this thread with pics.......


Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ueeyessjer.jpg

Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...aturtsview.jpg

Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...nesehouses.jpg

California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...seshellb-1.jpg

More Turts (prepare to see a lot of these in 09)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/clemmys.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...emmyswater.jpg

Female Cali King
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../cakingfem.jpg

Lupinus albifrons
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...uslupine07.jpg

Bobcat
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/bobcatb.jpg

Blue Belly (sceloporus occidentalis)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...luebelly-1.jpg

Adult Chaparral Whipsnake (masticophis lateralis)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../biteywhip.jpg

Slender Salamander (B. gregarius)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...gregarious.jpg

Baby rattler (C. oreganus)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...babyrattle.jpg

I'll post more in a few.....

Cheers,
Kat

Baby CA King
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...abycalking.jpg

Fire Poppies
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../firepoppy.jpg

Juvenile Blue Belly
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/fence1a.jpg

Cal King
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/fecaking.jpg

Gophersnake with a belly
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ophersnake.jpg

Dragonfly depositing some babies
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...nflytrough.jpg

Brand new metamorphed dragon, emerging at night.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...Work/dfly2.jpg

Delphinium
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...Work/delph.jpg

Deer (sitting on top of one of my coverboards)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../Work/deer.jpg

One of my best shots (yearling rattler)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...usyearling.jpg

Cream Cups
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/creamcup.jpg

Coyote
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ork/coyote.jpg

Common Buckeye
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...monbuckeye.jpg

CA ringlet
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...nCAringlet.jpg

Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/E_editha.jpg


~Kat

excellent!!!!


love that baby rattler!

Nightsnake (hypsiglena torquata)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...Htorquatah.jpg

Cutey cute
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...Htorquatai.jpg

Check out the worm in its nostril
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...itchiihead.jpg

Funereal duskywing
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...lduskywing.jpg

Gilberts skink
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../Work/gilb.jpg

Juvenile Gilberts skink
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...juvgilbert.jpg

Juvie Gopher on the road at night
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../gopherjuv.jpg

Great Blue Heron
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../greatblue.jpg

Great Horned Owl
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...reathorned.jpg

Hyla regilla
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...hregilla1f.jpg

Huecos (we look at insect succession in these every year)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ork/huecos.jpg

Another little Hyla
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../hylaleafb.jpg

Hyla Tadpole
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/hylatad.jpg

Juvie Whipsnake
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...mlateralis.jpg

Hard at work
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...checkboard.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/katsjer.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...katsquat-1.jpg

Lichen
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/lichen2.jpg

Wee baby turt (the first of its kind in at least 12 years)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/lilturt.jpg

~Kat

Looks like FUN! :)

Lithofragma glabrum (woodland star)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...thophragma.jpg

My mortal enemy
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...malercates.jpg

Pregnant Ts fitchii
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...mamafitchi.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...amafitchii.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...mamagarter.jpg

Wild turkeys
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../moreturks.jpg

Water (only in the winter, though)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...march16-06.jpg

~Kat

clicks ruby red heals three times and chants I want to go home I want to go home I want to go home....

Amazing Pics, Amazing Views, and Amazing animals! Love that pic with the baby Rattler!

Seriously AWESOME pictures!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share these with us! :gj:

Enter the dragon
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ddragonfly.jpg

Red Admiral
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...redadmiral.jpg

I love this shot. It was taken at dusk and the little spadefoot toad had just tunneled up to emerge. Talk about bad timing.....
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...attlespade.jpg

One of our dark phase rattlers
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/rattle3.jpg

Not feeling friendly
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/rattle2.jpg

Pack rat nest
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/ratnest.jpg

woot
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/rainbow.jpg

Poorwill
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/poorwill.jpg

Feral pigs
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rk/piggies.jpg

Phacelia
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/phacelia.jpg

Pea
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/Work/pea.jpg

Long eared Owl
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/Work/owl.jpg

Nightsnake (we ID individuals by the shape of the patch on the back of their neck - like fingerprints)
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...tsnakehead.jpg

COOLEST DEFENSE STRATEGY EVER
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...nakecoiled.jpg

I KEEL you!
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...akedefense.jpg

Another dragon
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ergedragon.jpg

mouse nest
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../Work/nest.jpg


~Kat