woolybear Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Still going through a bit of a lull with the furry critters so I decided to head down to the crick the other day to turn over a few stones durring last weeks nice weather. Needless to say, photo oppertunities presented themself darn near every step of the way...even though most would have gone un-noticed unless I'd been looking for them in the first place. A nice little gulley-washer on the way with just the right amount of flow. I also liked all the tangled mess in this one. On my way through the timber, I caught this little chipper spying on me from above. He was very content to just hang tight and watch me as well. A little further along I came upon this little Red Eft. I can never pass up a shot at these guys as common as they are. Now making my way across the fields above the crick, I didn't see a whole heck of a lot, But these out of place beauties caught my eye. A nice bleeding heart planted (transplanted) right along the edge. After that, things were kinda slow for a bit untill these 2 giant kamakazee skeeters came by and touched down not far from me. May have just been another case of air traffic control tower falling asleep at the tower! :-* Snapped a few shots of that mid air maylay before moving on to find another no-shoulders hiding on the hillside leading down to the crick.....just taking in the sun th way I was after a long week of crappy weather. Finally at the crick...under the first rock I turn over is this Northern Spring Salamander. :smoke: I can count on one hand how many of these things I've ever seen and still have fingers leftover. A very cool find for me. He was about 6-7 inches long and has found a new home in my pond outback now. Made my friggin day! And finally... what I went looking for in the first place down here. A hostile craw-dad full of rage,lol. :poke: It took a while to find one like him, but I love playing in the crick like I'm a kid again! The weathers's not supposed to clear up here for the rest of the week, so it may be a while before I get to go out again. That's all for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great pics, Matt! Amazing what you find when you take the time to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chenango Dave Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great shots bro. How many jabs did it take before that crawdad posed nicely for ya?:poke: I really love the gulleywasher shot too. Maybe we'll see some sun next week.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Awesome pics! BTW--those things that look like skeeters are actually crane flies. Completely harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Awesome pics Matt! You came across a very wide variety of critters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 GREAT pictures !! .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Love the relaxed, easy feeling I got from the pictures. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Awesome pics! BTW--those things that look like skeeters are actually crane flies. Completely harmless. This is true, not skeeters. The old folks around here call them gallydippers, whatever that means lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Thanx for checking them out guys and once again, I appreciate the comments! Part of the fun for me is getting the pic in the first place. The rest of the fun is the research and putting a name to some of these little buggers I take for granted and learning more about them than I ever knew beforehand. Thanks for lookin' and all the help with the skeeter ID! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Nice pics, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Amazing pictures, I really kie all of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Wow!! Your pics are AMAZING!!!..reminds me of a poem I read once about taking a walk down to the crick.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Yeppers, those are awesome pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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