Every once in a while I actually find the time to post some of my field pics on the forum. Here are some of the garters I discovered during this summer's wanderings...


Valley Garter (T. s. fitchi) Demartin/Wilson Creek area, Del Norte County
(May 5, 2009)


T. sirtalis (fitchi/infernalis intergrade zone) Elk Camp Prairie, Bald Hills,
Redwood National Park, Humboldt County (May 19, 2009)


Coast Garter (T. e. terrestris) [inland brown variant close to terrestris and elegans intergrade zone] Bald Hills, RNP, Humboldt Co. (June 15, 2009)


T. elegans (terrestris/elegans intergrade zone) Coyote Creek, Bald Hills, Redwood National Park, Humboldt County (June 18, 2009)


Northwestern Garter (T. ordinoides) [brown, near patternless variant] Little Bald Hills, RNSP, Del Norte County (June 25, 2009)