I was a week with my wife in South Tyrol and spend a few hours in the evening to watch for Salamandra`s. Strange because they had no Rain the past Days and the Area was very dry, Temperatures around 16 Degrees, but I can do that, because I have not much ideas about Amphibians.
I had the luck to find one - sitting in the water. After a while he disappeared.
15 Minutes later I found another one, also sitting in the water. What they are doing there?
Later I walked along a road and found a mander eating a worm.
Full of Dust.
The next evening, it was two Degrees warmer, I tried my luck again.
I found 7 Salamander, one was on the way to the water, one left the water and five were sitting in the water.
I think they were all going to the water to soak up some moist.
I came a across this situation, 4 toads against one mander. This is nature, so let the nature work it out? Not in this case, I save the manders life.