Category Archives: herptiles

Lizard

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Alistair

  The Northern Alligator Lizard is secretive and normally found under rocks or logs. Now and then it will sun itself in the open. Maybe that is what this one was doing when I spotted it yesterday afternoon.  

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Totally turtle

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Alistair

  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

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Alistair

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

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Alistair

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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