Thanks again for the nice comments everyone!
Frank Paul Fietz wrote:Very nice pictures that bring sun and warmth to us.
I´m looking forward to similar findings in autumn.
I am sure in autumn you will be able to find plenty of interesting animals around even tough the amphibians will be tricky. A great area for herping!
Thomas Bader wrote:Excellent Bob (between boobs),
I really like the Pelodytes, Excellent shots. And the emys is a highlight, so rare there, and the purple hen... Perfect.
Love to see a glimpse of spring in snowy Austria
The Emys was definitely a highlight for me! On several trips I have been trying to see this subspecies but never managed to get more than a brief glimpse. To be finally able to observe them on close range (and even photograph!) was great. Also the density of Emys was quite high. Between the basking Trachemys I saw at least five Emys and only one (!) Mauremys.
Thomas Reich wrote:Once again a pleasure to read your excellent report, Bobby. The list of species you found is really impressive. Did you find a significant number of snakes out on the ground or mostly by turning stones? That second natterjack looks great!
Most snakes were flipped but several were out, 2 out of 3 Malpolon were seen crawling around and at Carrapateira we found more snakes basking between small shrubs than under the magic stone pile I photographed. And the natterjacks are so variable at this site, really great!
Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Very nice, guys!
Strange that there was no Salamandra about in December around the sandy area ponds, while you found two. Maybe we were too focused on all those other species back then...
I think it might be the latter, we found larvae of Fire Salamander in those ephemeral puddles, as we did in December. So surely the animals must have been out before. Also conditions were far from what you would call ideal. Very, very windy, quite cold and only a bit of rain.
Cheers everyone!
Booby
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:18 pm
