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salamander
Oregon
Happy Valentine's Day
Tugman State Park
Eel Lake
juvenile
Coastal Giant Salamander
Dicamptodon tenebrosus


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Happy Valentine's Day from Animals at Tugman State Park! (+6 insets!)

Happy Valentine's Day from Animals at Tugman State Park! (+6 insets!)
(+6 insets!)

"I Caught a Salamander!"
On one of my morning walks I took a camera with me to capture some of the beautiful things I saw every day at Tugman State Park. I had a specific mission though. I made a bee-line for the Eel Lake dock because I hoped to get some pictures of a wonderful and unusual sight I'd discovered the other day. In the early morning, if you looked carefully, you could see salamanders swimming around! They were so darned cute! This is something I've never seen in my whole life! (I believe these are juvenile Coastal Giant Salamanders, Dicamptodon tenebrosus.)

Moving slowly around the wooden dock, I got some neat images of barely-visible salamanders swimming along just under the surface. I guess they must live under the dock…perhaps on the wood? In the mud under water? I don't know for sure but I was full of joy as I saw each one, cooing happily at their cuteness.

At the same time as I was there, a father and his young daughter and son were there. Dad was fishing while his kids were laying on the deck with hands positioned over the water. They were hoping to catch salamanders and had a water-filled bucket next to them if they got lucky.

"I CAUGHT ONE!!!" I looked over to see the young boy with an ear-to-ear grin, standing up with a salamander held very gently in his hands. He saw me looking with my matching smile and asked if I would like to see his new little friend. "YES!" I exclaimed and asked if I could take a picture. He said sure and I got a nod from Dad before I captured the image you see as today's main image. I love this shot. It clearly shows how gently the salamander is being held and though the salamander doesn't look exactly thrilled, it's not freaked-out, which makes me happy!

Before I turned to go, the children said they were going to catch all the salamanders they could until Dad was done fishing and then they would let them go. I couldn't help but look back on my own adventures of capturing little salamanders under bricks in San Francisco when I was their age! :)

Other Insets
I'm including a salamander under the water, a darling chipmunk that posed for me, and a close-up portrait. I'm also sharing images of a lovely garter snake I discovered on the trail. It was so relaxed that it took about five minutes to slowly make its way over the trail and off into the bushes. :)

I hope you're all doing well today! Stay safe, warm and dry on this cold, wet day! HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

Explored on 2/13/29; highest placement #3.

Petar Bojić, Erhard Bernstein, Helena Ferreira, Fred Fouarge and 41 other people have particularly liked this photo


23 comments - The latest ones
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Happy Valentine‘s Day, Janet !
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Excellent wildlife images Janet............the main image is very sweet and the PiPs are excellent. I love the cheeky Chimpmunk and that beautiful Garter Snake. Just fantastic!

Happy Valentines day to you to :-)
3 years ago.
 PascalL
PascalL club
belles images même si je n'aime pas les serpents
3 years ago.
 Boro
Boro
Superbes !!!!!!!!
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
❤️
Wonderful
3 years ago.
 Jeanne chevillard
Jeanne chevillard
De très jolies photos !!!!!
3 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent shots! Stay well!

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3 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Great close up. I hope you washed your hands after contact with the salamander, because at least the German fire salamanders secrete a poisonous secretion.
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
nice pictures. I like the snake portrait most.
3 years ago.
 @ngélique ❤️
@ngélique ❤️ club
Happy Valentine‘s Day, Janet*************
3 years ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbe photo avec notes. Nicole. Bonne fête de Saint Valentin. Nicole.
3 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A lovely set of wildlife images Janet and great to hear that the children were enjoying nature in their own way
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Ingénieuse idée que celle de rendre hommage et de présenter une bonne et joyeuse fête de St Valentin aux animaux,par ce geste toute la biodiversité gagnera.Merci pour ces superbes rendus joliment partagés..Happy Valentine‘s Day et bonne soirée dominicale.
3 years ago.
 vero
vero club
Bonne fête de la st Valentin Janet, pleins de LOVE Merçi pour les animaux de l'amour tous les jours,
3 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Very beautiful.
3 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
ABSOLUTELY JOYOUS STORY
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
An enjoyable story and great series here, Janet. I hope you have had a Happy Valentine's Day, best wishes for the coming week.
3 years ago.
 Stefani Wehner
Stefani Wehner club
Outstanding shots!
3 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
All excellent shots Janet well done !!! ****************************
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Lovely captures Janet.
Have a great new week, and stay safe and well ;-)
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Jenny McIntyre
Jenny McIntyre club
Those pictures of the little chipmunk are just gorgeous and what an incredible garter snake. You were there in the right place at the right time, when that young boy caught a salamander and allowed you to take a photo. It was good to see him holding it gently too
3 years ago.
 Ronald Losure
Ronald Losure club
Very beautiful and cute critters. I especially like the little snake.
3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
Such a cute salamander (do you think it's happy between the fingers?;-)) The little chipmunk guy has something of a squirrel. And I love your photos of snakes, great find Janet.
3 years ago.

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