I spot, you spot, we all spot – a spotted salamander!
This fellow was hiding out in a drainage ditch near a pond this afternoon. The framing’s a little odd because I was trying to get him at a distance of about five feet, through a metal grate. Not bad, my new lens!
Spring is really here. The peepers have been practically shrieking, they’re so loud, there are kestrels swooping around my neighborhood, the swans are scoping out ponds all over town – and my cat is doing her level best to get out the door any time it opens. All the signs are there, people – we’ve just got to hang on a little longer…!
cool photo, great new lens, I have never seen a spotted salamander (until now:)
fantastic shot! That lens is great. I have also never seen one of these.
I hadn’t seen one since I was a kid… they’re very shy, elusive creatures and I was astonished to spot this guy.