very large Peachleaf willow, viewed in full leaf for the first time by me (I first saw it in Nov 2023, and have documented it a few times by camera between then and now)
This leucistic individual is Salamander C. This one has been photographed and observed since 2010 many times by Don Scallen and it had at least been alive two years before that, making it thirteen years old- two years older then me!
1, under bark beside woodland stream; image scanned from 35 mm slide.
Observed crossing sand road in Sand Prairie habitat (see other pics). There is a theory that this is an introduced population, as this species was not recorded in extreme eastern Illinois prior to 1980. Many believe this is not the case, as there are similar natural populations in other counties not far to the West.
several mature trunks (maybe a root colony) on rocky upland
Female nesting turtle with two hatchlings. We think she dug up these hatchlings while trying to lay her eggs.
Predation - robin tried to kill snake for 2 minutes with multiple attacks. Snake responded with strikes (fake strikes?), escape attempts, and a couple of attempts to look dead lying curled up upside down? The snake eventually made it into the brush and the robin left.
Bruce County, ON
Preying on Northern Watersnake.
I think this is a northern leopard frog, but it is partially turquoise? HELP
Added a second photo to this observation, although it is taken from the same angle. This frog was under a ledge around a small pool under a waterfall.
Broken collar and spotted belly… Hmmm… This guy really looks a lot like also me of the individuals in the Smokies…
Found within 10 miles of where a historical montanus record was noted, and the pattern heavilly reminds me of some mid-atlantic montanus photos I’ve seen. Plus the iris appeared more brown, but it is hard to tell since I had to recover the third photo from a bad smudge on my lens.
Found inside a dead tree, has a cool colour morph which looked almost translucent in person, very unnatural looking. So cool!
Very large Bur Oak (measured at 4.07 feet DBH) at the end of a ravine forest in high tech Kanata North. There were other, very mature Bur Oaks in this otherwise young forest. The oak is at one end of the old Blue Heron Trail on Hines Road that connects to Trillium Woods.
As found Crawling on oak leaves on the forest floor.
Found at one of the two known locations for this species in the Niagara gorge
Caught in trap. Same female seen yesterday in this obs: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79170091
Good example, as she has 4 labials on the right and 5 on the left. Good postlabials.
I am naming her Rose since she is a golden girl.
survivor of 2018 EF2 tornado, which left a pretty wide track in this forest
Just south of split rock mountain parking lot east side of road
Dicephalic neonate found in a residential yard. GTS 861. VW ABC 015. Note several spinal kinks. Specimen survived several months, fed sporadically, died and was preserved.
See: Wallach, Van, and Gerard T. Salmon (2013) Axial Bifurcation and Duplication in Snakes. Part V. A Review of Nerodia sipedon Cases with a New Record from New York State, 102-106. In Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 48(8).
Second I've ever encountered alive. @brmaldo and I cruised our first earlier this month (which she posted).
found as an egg may 10 (hatched the same day) raised from tadpole to see what it was. Will be releasing it July 11 now that it is fully transformed.
Surprised to see this snapping turtle grab onto the foot of this duck.
An absolute beauty and about 3 - 4 feet. Not sure if this is Western (as suggested) or Southern Pacific (please update with correct species). What a privilege to be able to see it!