The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

You're not in western Washington. That was my point. Toads just don't live here on the west side (or at least I've never found one) but are common in certain places high in the Cascades, and on the desert east side of WA. I suppose technically, up there on the volcano isn't western WA. It's right on the border between east and west. I guess what I mean is, it's not the desert east side where you would normally have to go to find toads in WA and OR.

It was a warm spring day (early June 1990's) I went up on Mt. St. Helens, and right on the pumice, (actually up on the volcano's southern slope directly in the path of the blast) where there are a lot of springs fed by snow melt, was thousands of tiny toads, about the size of a nickel, hopping around on the pumice. Their color/pattern matched the pumice perfectly. I thought the gravelly ground was coming to life! I just thought it was worth mentioning.

[RedSidedSPR]

You've never found a toad up there? I didn't know they weren't up there... i find tons of toads, big and small... now if only i could find some snakes, let alone garters.

[ConcinusMan]

Well maybe that's the problem. maybe you have so many toads because there aren't enough garters. LoL. No, there's plenty of frogs here, but no toads. You have to go up in the mountains or to the desert east of the mountains. Pretty much the same thing goes for T.s. fitchi where I am. You have to go east to drier climate before you find any.

[RedSidedSPR]

No, there's plenty of frogs here, but no toads.

That just seems strange to me...

[ConcinusMan]

In fact the only place I've ever found toads in the western U.S. is in arid or semiarid places. As I mentioned before, Reno only gets about 5 inches of rain per year, but when they get a good soaking rain, thousands of toads come out and litter the streets. It's really something to see.

[katach]

I have lots to share...

[guidofatherof5]

Nice plump squirrel

[masterpastor]

I was out in Arizona this past week on a mission trip. While I was there I came across two different horned lizards. I know it's not a garter snake but it was sincerely special for me. I had only seen them in books. Here's a pic...

[Mommy2many]

Very nice lizard!

[snakehill]

I had one for a short time but gave it to someone that was more knowledgable than I. They're a little out of my league (this should probably be on the non garter page)