There's this place called Hoar Sanctuary nearby. They have a small pamphlet with a Spotted Salamander pictured above the information. That's good enough for us! (Plus, we like the name...)
So we found the place with a bit of trouble, but started our walk. There is a tennis court nearby and we could hear the folks playing as we descended into the woods. The habitat looked great, but it took a while before we found anything. (Except for this funnel web)
Animal wise, this long, tall sally was first. While not a spotty, it's a fine example of a Redback!
True to the pamphlet, this Spotted Salamander was found next!
What could be cuter than a spotty? How about this mini-redback?!
He even makes the modest diamond that I gave Andrea look impressive!
Was there anything there except for Sallies? Yeah! Howza 'bout Green Frogs?
But the sallies started to come hot and heavy, like this darker (shedding?), high walkin' Spotty!
Under-log space was at a premium...
Spotties kept getting biggah and biggah!
(That one guy was particularly photogenic...)
And... oh my... bigger still!
This last guy was the brute of the day!
So yeah... the pamphlet wasn't kidding. Hoar Sanctuary is sick with Spotties! It's a short trail... even with all of the flipping we did, we only spent about 2 hours there.
We'll definitely be paying a visit to this cheap Hoar again in the near future!
Wow! Great finds! Love the teeny redback and the big sausage of a spotty! We'll have to take a trip to the Hoar Sanctuary. (It's fun to say, too.)
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