Category Archives: herptiles

Totally turtle

  The Painted Turtle is our only indigenous turtle. I keep seeing it and taking its picture—I then ignore the images, and post about something else. To make amends, here are three recent pictures of Painted Turtles taken from different places around the region. … Continue reading

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Grohman extras

In an earlier posting, Sex in the park, I said there would be a followup offering of other pictures from Grohman Narrows Provincial Park. This is it. Painted Turtles are a staple of the pond in the summer. Some of … Continue reading

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Hot–tub frog

I have consulted various books and websites about the range of habitats occupied by the Pacific Tree Frog, and they all fail to mention a hot tub. But, that is where one has been seen, day after day. Well, truth … Continue reading

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