Best of 08 Fieldwork. *Severe DUW*

[janeothejungle]

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)


Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata)


Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla)


California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)


More Turts (prepare to see a lot of these in 09)




Female Cali King


Lupinus albifrons


Bobcat


Blue Belly (sceloporus occidentalis)


Adult Chaparral Whipsnake (masticophis lateralis)


Slender Salamander (B. gregarius)


Baby rattler (C. oreganus)


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

Cheers,
Kat

[janeothejungle]

Baby CA King


Fire Poppies


Juvenile Blue Belly


Cal King


Gophersnake with a belly


Dragonfly depositing some babies


Brand new metamorphed dragon, emerging at night.


Delphinium


Deer (sitting on top of one of my coverboards)


One of my best shots (yearling rattler)


Cream Cups


Coyote


Common Buckeye


CA ringlet


Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)



~Kat

[Patrick Long]

excellent!!!!


love that baby rattler!

[janeothejungle]

Nightsnake (hypsiglena torquata)


Cutey cute


Check out the worm in its nostril


Funereal duskywing


Gilberts skink


Juvenile Gilberts skink


Juvie Gopher on the road at night


Great Blue Heron


Great Horned Owl


Hyla regilla


Huecos (we look at insect succession in these every year)


Another little Hyla


Hyla Tadpole


Juvie Whipsnake


Hard at work






Lichen


Wee baby turt (the first of its kind in at least 12 years)


~Kat

[LadyOhh]

Looks like FUN!

[janeothejungle]

Lithofragma glabrum (woodland star)


My mortal enemy


Pregnant Ts fitchii






Wild turkeys


Water (only in the winter, though)


~Kat

[wilomn]

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

[Jyson]

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

[cassandra]

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

[janeothejungle]

Enter the dragon


Red Admiral


I love this shot. It was taken at dusk and the little spadefoot toad had just tunneled up to emerge. Talk about bad timing.....


One of our dark phase rattlers


Not feeling friendly


Pack rat nest


woot


Poorwill


Feral pigs


Phacelia


Pea


Long eared Owl


Nightsnake (we ID individuals by the shape of the patch on the back of their neck - like fingerprints)


COOLEST DEFENSE STRATEGY EVER


I KEEL you!


Another dragon


mouse nest



~Kat