Change gonna come…
I remember those initial days of abundant water. Slogging around in my bare feet getting soaked. Only two months have passed and look what has happened: Charcas del Pico: Where once there were 23...
View ArticleRebel Rana
I’ve always been more of a newt and salamander guy. Frogs are cool, but never really captured my attention as much as other amphibians. But you, my adolescent Perez’s Frog (Rana perezi), all...
View ArticleTerrestrial times
Change is a constant. So we must change too. Found this one in the mud this morning. Where a pond once stood. Tides are turning. So he is riding the wave. Skin rougher. Tail leaner. An end to...
View ArticleCatch of the Day
A fresh, young Tree Frog emerged today. First one sighted this season. Couldn’t have metamorphosed long ago. Now with all 4 legs, ready to explore. European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea). Charcas de la...
View ArticleSeptember Sky.
That is no Summer sky…with those high metallic gunpowder clouds…that is a sky of…Autumn. Nestled in my down jacket for breakfast this morning of my final week of surveying, I welcome in the shift of...
View ArticleUrban fieldwork.
A grueling montane ascent now a paved footpath saunter. Collecting insects from the a London park’s pond to feed my Alpine Newt litter. Regent’s Park, London. 01 November 2012. I know what you may say....
View ArticleCornwall Crew
A lively and beautiful bunch of Alpine Newts from Cornwall. Juvenile Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris).
View ArticleAwaiting change.
On 18 May 2012 I wrote “An early day. A field day. Anxious to awaken. Awaiting my alarm with eager anticipation”. The field season was in full swing, in the mountains immersed in full sun and warmth...
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