Amphibians in Germany 2011 - a different vantage point

[Sandra Panienka]

I spent a lof of time thinking about what a good introductory post could look like. So I decided to show a couple of my underwater pics and videos. I used a Pentax Optio W90 for these pictures. All pics were taken not far from where I live and were made during different trips this year. There's nothing really special here, because it is not easy to handle a camera underwater when you can't look at the screen. Sometimes I'm still surprised of the outcome. Nevertheless, I enjoyed seeing amphibians from a different point of view.
Hope you'll like the pics and videos a little bit.


March/April

1. Ichthyosaura alpestris


2. Ichthyosaura alpestris


3. Bufo bufo


4. Bufo bufo


5. Bufo bufo


6. Bufo bufo


7. Bufo bufo


8. Bufo bufo


9. Lissotriton helveticus


10. Bombina variegata



April/May

1. Triturus cristatus


2. Triturus cristatus


3. Ichthyosaura alpestris



May/June

1. Bombina variegata



June

1. Triturus cristatus


2. Triturus cristatus


3. Salamandra salamandra


4. Salamandra salamandra


5. Salamandra salamandra


6. Ichthyosaura alpestris


7. Ichthyosaura alpestris


8. Ichthyosaura alpestris


9. Ichthyosaura alpestris + Salamandra salamandra


10. Ichthyosaura alpestris


11. Ichthyosaura alpestris


12. Ichthyosaura alpestris


13. Ichthyosaura alpestris


14. Ichthyosaura alpestris


15. Salamandra salamandra


16. Salamandra salamandra


17. Ichthyosaura alpestris


18. Ichthyosaura alpestris



July

1. Salamandra salamandra


2. Salamandra salamandra


3. Rana temporaria


4. Bombina variegata


5. Bombina variegata


6. Bombina variegata


7. Bombina variegata


Some videos:

1. Bufo bufo + Ichthyosaura alpestris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDbet0Rg ... ideo_title

2. Lissotriton vulgaris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHIJ4_Fo ... ideo_title

3. Ichthyosaura alpestris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NspKwLv ... ideo_title

Thanks for watching

[Jürgen Gebhart]

Wow, what a great collection! Very nice!!!

the pic with the alpestris skin is very cool!

[Martti Niskanen]

Agreed. A great set of photos.

[Jose Alburquerque Ruiz]

I love the last one: smiling Bombina! They are so nice people...

Congrats!