Eastern Newt on leaf litter
Eastern Newt trying to hide under leaf litter.
It’s been a while since I got to see an Eastern Newt! Saw a few of them in a nearby pond too! 🦎
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Yes! They were icy cold and barely moved! Hoping the weather whiplash won’t get them.
Still waiting for spring flowers here! 😪☀️🌸🌻
Wood frog on a mossy log
Wood frog facing forward
Wood frog facing forward on leaves
Spring peeper hiding in leaf litter
So nice to see critters again!
I really enjoyed seeing these Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers today! 🐸
Red-backed salamander on a log.
Red-backed salamander on a mossy patch.
First herp sighting of the year for me! A lovely Red-backed Salamander from the Greater Toronto Area. 🌆🦎
What a lovely green colour!
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New species 🚨, not one, not two, 13 new bush frogs from Northeast India!!!
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Close up image of green iguana’s head next to a tree trunk.
Green Iguana resting on a tree branch.
Green iguana resting on a tree branch looking up.
Green iguana yawning. Photo captured through many branches so the full head is not visible.
Green Iguanas look so prehistoric! I’m glad they are mostly herbivorous! 😍🦎
This is really cool! Bad day to be a frog. 😅
Green Heron picking up frog from water
Green Heron with frog in its mouth
Green heron with frog in its mouth
Green Heron with open mouth while swallowing the frog
A tale in four photos…
This Green Heron took about 5 minutes to swallow this poor little frog! 🐸
Interestingly, the heron kept dipping the frog in water and rotating it so that the frog was facing the throat before swallowing it whole 😱
Osprey flying in the sky with a fish.
Cool bird alert!
Osprey flying away with a fish! Lunch must be delicious! 🐟🦅
Ok weird, I didn’t get the alt-text reminder. 😞 Left photo is a close up of a Cuban anole and the right photo shows the anole resting on a branch.
Cuban Knight Anole! Largest anole in the Dactyloidae family. I really love their big heads! 🦎
I know otters gotta eat too, but it’s still heart-breaking. 😢
They were eating that shell like it was a ripe fruit 😰
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
An otter eating a turtle while another otter watches.
Two otters in water. One has a turtle in its mouth.
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A baby turtle was devoured by these two otters! 🥹
Curly tail lizard on a rock.
Curly tail lizard on a rock facing right.
Curly tailed lizard on a rock.
A curly tailed lizard with a nubby tail.
Lately, I am obsessed with lizards! I mean, look at their adorable curly tails! 😍🦎
And, of course, they are called Curly-tailed Lizards! 🤭
Ooh thanks for the ID!
Treefrog hanging on to leaf. Water droplet on its butt.
Cute frog alert! I don’t know what species this is or whether it’s even native to Florida, but I really like how this photo turned out! 🐸
Green Heron staring at dragonfly on the end of the branch.
Green Herons are such beautiful birds! And I love this photograph I took in Florida couple of days ago.
Could have been a delicious snack if the dragonfly was caught. 🤭
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I believe they are called barbels. Probably have a similar function to that of cat fish barbels?
And I just learned two cool facts about them.
Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
Hickory Tussock Moth caterpillar on a leafy branch
Pelecinid Wasp on a leaf
American Dagger Moth caterpillar on a leaf
Common Green Darner in a yellow leaf.
A very buggy Monday! 🐛🐝
Love it!! 😍🐢 Also makes me feel sneezy. 🤧
