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by ClosetHerper
August 7th, 2018, 3:55 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Back to Borneo, part 3: Lowlands of Sabah
Replies: 9
Views: 13002

Re: Back to Borneo, part 3: Lowlands of Sabah

Great post with many great finds. I would love to spend time photographing those Horned Frogs!
by ClosetHerper
August 7th, 2018, 3:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Recent finds: California + Arizona
Replies: 10
Views: 12182

Re: Recent finds: California + Arizona

Very nice photos. What a colorful Horned Lizard you captured!
by ClosetHerper
August 2nd, 2018, 12:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Back to Borneo, part 2: Mulu National Park
Replies: 12
Views: 11694

Re: Back to Borneo, part 2: Mulu National Park

Looks like a great trip so far. The Tarsiers would be a favorite for sure!
by ClosetHerper
March 12th, 2018, 3:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Couple 2017 South Central Alaska Highlights
Replies: 5
Views: 4622

Re: A Couple 2017 South Central Alaska Highlights

Nice finds. You don't have to go too far from home to see the Boreal Toads here in Cordova/Prince William Sound, although reports are they are not as numerous as they used to be.
by ClosetHerper
April 5th, 2017, 3:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Malaysia 2017, part 5: Kubah National Park
Replies: 14
Views: 11381

Re: Malaysia 2017, part 5: Kubah National Park

Some of these critters rival the Thorny Devil! I love the Horned Frog and the Angle-headed Lizards are not bad either. That Green Crested Lizard is a stunner as well. Nice finds and photos.
by ClosetHerper
February 8th, 2017, 11:06 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 3 The Top End
Replies: 9
Views: 6204

Re: Thanks from Pacific Northwest

Thanks for the comments, and I hope the diversity of taxa was acceptable for the forum. I enjoy encounters with all wildlife, and sharing the images. Just so that you know, if I ever encountered a wild swimming hole with crocodiles, I'd NEVER tell authorities, and would try to keep it a secret as lo...
by ClosetHerper
January 27th, 2017, 3:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Vipers of 2016
Replies: 12
Views: 7718

Re: Vipers of 2016

Beautiful pics and a great variety of vipers. I am curious what lenses you are using the most. I like the perspective and depth in many of the pics, especially in the first few photos. Thanks for sharing.
by ClosetHerper
January 22nd, 2017, 2:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 3 The Top End
Replies: 9
Views: 6204

Re: Lizarding across Australia: Part 3 The Top End

...Where next? Thanks for looking and for the comment. Since we have now seen the east coast and a swath of the center, the west coast is most likely our next destination. However, I could spend lots more time in many of the places we have already seen! .... I can confirm those ants taste like lime...
by ClosetHerper
January 19th, 2017, 9:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hooked on 2016. La,Tx,NM, Yucatan. EOY
Replies: 17
Views: 10812

Re: Hooked on 2016. La,Tx,NM, Yucatan. EOY

That is one massive Canebrake that guy is holding and the Blanchards Milk is beautiful. Great collection. Great Finds. great pics!
by ClosetHerper
January 18th, 2017, 9:34 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some frogs of Sarawak (Borneo)
Replies: 4
Views: 3464

Re: Some frogs of Sarawak (Borneo)

Great collection of frogs. That Horned Frog must be amazing in life. Nice pics
by ClosetHerper
January 17th, 2017, 10:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Eutropis multifasciata
Replies: 2
Views: 1790

Re: Eutropis multifasciata

Beautiful skink. I love the bottom set. The individuals with the red stripe are beautiful.
by ClosetHerper
January 15th, 2017, 11:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 Review Part 2
Replies: 10
Views: 7251

Re: 2016 Review Part 2

Those collared lizards are stunning. Great batch of pics. I like the diversity.
by ClosetHerper
January 15th, 2017, 10:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Year in Herps
Replies: 8
Views: 4036

Re: The Year in Herps

Great batch of herps and excellent photos. I especially like the cottonmouth and canebrake images.
by ClosetHerper
January 14th, 2017, 6:22 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 3 The Top End
Replies: 9
Views: 6204

Lizarding across Australia: Part 3 The Top End

This past November (2016) my wife and I made a 3 week drive, crossing Australia from south to north. We were always on the lookout for herps, but also for other wildlife to photograph. This installment will cover our travels and finds from the remainder of our trip. Links to the first 2/3 of the tri...
by ClosetHerper
January 14th, 2017, 2:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 Review Part 3 (AZ)
Replies: 4
Views: 6204

Re: 2016 Review Part 3 (AZ)

Great finds and pics. I would love to see and photograph the Ridge-nosed rattler one day.
by ClosetHerper
January 9th, 2017, 7:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo 2016, some agamidae
Replies: 3
Views: 2182

Re: Borneo 2016, some agamidae

Wow, the blue-eyed liogaster is amazing. Would love to see one of those. It does not look real!
by ClosetHerper
January 8th, 2017, 10:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre
Replies: 9
Views: 5109

Re: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre

That would kill me, as a Perentie was the only other herp (in addition to Centralian Knob-tailed Gecko) that I had really hoped to see but did not. Well I guess I can say I have seen and photographed one! haha
I agree it looks like a monitor face but if a Perentie, a pretty small one.
by ClosetHerper
January 8th, 2017, 7:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre
Replies: 9
Views: 5109

Re: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre

For anyone still looking, I found another lizard! While removing some dust spots from this image of Devil's Marbles, I noticed something on the rock at the marble's base. http://www.milosphotos.com/FHF/Australia2016/RedCentre/L_AUST_S2E5268_FFSSt.jpg Sure enough, it is a lizard that I never saw in l...
by ClosetHerper
January 8th, 2017, 7:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre
Replies: 9
Views: 5109

Re: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre

... I experienced the same problem as you did with the uncooperative Thorny devil .... It was especially humbling, having one of the neatest animals you have ever seen, and not being able to get a picture of it. I am happy with the few images that I came away with, but would have liked a little mor...
by ClosetHerper
January 7th, 2017, 8:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 5 day trip to Morocco in October 2016
Replies: 3
Views: 2640

Re: 5 day trip to Morocco in October 2016

Congrats on nailing most of your targets. Fantastic pics as usual. I really like your flash techniques and could learn from you, I am sure. I love the whiskers on the Fat Sand Rat. Thanks for sharing.
by ClosetHerper
January 6th, 2017, 10:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Introduction and EOY2016 (Long)
Replies: 8
Views: 7341

Re: Introduction and EOY2016 (Long)

Great collection of herps and nice to see someone getting bit by the photo bug! Those collared lizards and earless lizards are some beautiful subjects.
by ClosetHerper
January 6th, 2017, 6:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre
Replies: 9
Views: 5109

Lizarding across Australia: Part 2 The Red Centre

So I left off in Part 1 (http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24025) somewhere just south of Marlee, South Australia, which is the southern end of the Oodnadatta Track. We wanted to experience some of Australia's "outback" and reports were that this track was a good ...
by ClosetHerper
January 6th, 2017, 11:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: EOY 2016 (Grand Cayman, NC, Snake Road)
Replies: 4
Views: 3562

Re: EOY 2016 (Grand Cayman, NC, Snake Road)

Nice cross section of herps and nice photos. The story of the unseen copperhead is pretty cool. It is easy to focus on the obvious and miss the less obvious!
by ClosetHerper
January 4th, 2017, 8:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: South Australia Herping Part 2
Replies: 1
Views: 1469

Re: South Australia Herping Part 2

Great trip! Kangaroo island was our list, but you can't do it all. Nice that you found some Western Blue-tongues, as I found just the Common.
by ClosetHerper
January 4th, 2017, 12:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 5, Flinders Ranges National Park
Replies: 22
Views: 16104

Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 5, Flinders Ranges National

I was browsing through your posts once again and hesitate to make a correction to your ID's, but don't worry, it is not a herp! What you call a Western Gray Kangaroo looks to me like another Euro. They have the longer hair on their backs that was described to us by a local aborignal at Wilpena as &q...
by ClosetHerper
January 3rd, 2017, 11:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: EOY 2016 (FL, MI, Canada)
Replies: 8
Views: 5094

Re: EOY 2016 (FL, MI, Canada)

Great pics and a great variety of herps you found.
by ClosetHerper
January 2nd, 2017, 11:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: South Australia Herping Part 1
Replies: 2
Views: 2279

Re: South Australia Herping Part 1

Looks like we almost crossed paths! Very nice assortment of herps you saw and that you bumped into the author of the field guide. I would have loved to photograph the Crested Dragons. Cool lizard!
by ClosetHerper
January 2nd, 2017, 10:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lizarding across Australia: Part 1 South Austtralia
Replies: 5
Views: 3411

Lizarding across Australia: Part 1 South Austtralia

My wife and I took a 3 week trip to Australia in November. Funny, because I see another post from the same area was just made by mothman; possibly we crossed paths somewhere along the way! This was our second trip to Australia. The first in 2014, took us up and down the east coast, briefly to Darwin...
by ClosetHerper
December 9th, 2016, 5:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Replies: 26
Views: 14035

Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016

Mind blown by your photography. Beautiful images throughout, and a great assortment of reptiles. Thanks for sharing your talents.
by ClosetHerper
September 23rd, 2016, 10:25 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Kids books for snakes
Replies: 5
Views: 2828

Re: Kids books for snakes

Thanks for the suggestions! I just ordered Katie of the Sonoran Desert. This sounds like a great book about snake biology and biologists and perfect for an almost-5-year-old. Look forward to browsing through it myself. Feel free to add more suggestions if you have them.
by ClosetHerper
September 21st, 2016, 9:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Kids books for snakes
Replies: 5
Views: 2828

Kids books for snakes

I am trying to introduce a friend's daughter to snakes and other reptiles and was looking for a kids book on snakes with a science/biology/educational angle to it. The first search results of mine were not very helpful. Ideas???
by ClosetHerper
September 6th, 2016, 3:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Queensland trips overview [pic heavy]
Replies: 16
Views: 9707

Re: Queensland trips overview [pic heavy]

Wow, outstanding finds and photography! Any chance you could share your flash setup or techniques. I will return to Australia in November and would like to up my skills with flash.
by ClosetHerper
January 29th, 2016, 4:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
Replies: 21
Views: 14871

Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula

Great set of posts. I am not sure how I failed to see even a single Shingleback in 2014, but it is something to look forward to. Thanks for the posts! Reference material for sure.
by ClosetHerper
January 27th, 2016, 5:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica December 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 11639

Re: Costa Rica December 2015

Beautiful photographs, I loved them all. I have made 4 trips to Costa Rica and NEVER got to see Corytophanes cristatus! One correction: your spider monkey is actually a squirrel monkey.. I need to get back down there.
by ClosetHerper
December 4th, 2015, 3:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: ID for dragons in southern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia?
Replies: 19
Views: 17569

Re: ID for dragons in southern Eyre Peninsula, South Austral

I can't help you with ID's but look forward to your trip report. I am sure that it will whet my appetite for a return trip to Australia
by ClosetHerper
November 25th, 2015, 11:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica '15, surfing crocs, bunches of Bothrops and more
Replies: 13
Views: 11153

Re: Costa Rica '15, surfing crocs, bunches of Bothrops and m

Makes me want to go back to Costa Rica. Awesome photos. Helmeted iguana and Bothrops of any size have eluded me on our trips. The sharks and tuna are icing on the cake and beautiful photos of them, as well!
by ClosetHerper
August 12th, 2015, 5:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A week in the United Arab Emirates
Replies: 26
Views: 17494

Re: A week in the United Arab Emirates

Wow, UAE would have never been on my bucket list, but your post makes it look very intriguing from a wildlife perspective. Your photos "ooze with quality" (a quote borrowed from your comments on my photographs from Australia a while back!). In particular, your use of flash setups shows gre...
by ClosetHerper
February 26th, 2015, 8:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming, October 2015 (RFI)
Replies: 9
Views: 4156

Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming, October 2015 (RFI)

Hurry up and go, I look forward to the report. My wife and I would like to return in the coming year or two... and a thorny devil will be high on our list
by ClosetHerper
September 10th, 2014, 10:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica herping report, Osa
Replies: 27
Views: 20741

Re: Costa Rica herping report, Osa

Great finds and beautiful photos. I need to get back down there! I still want to find a helmeted iguana.
by ClosetHerper
July 26th, 2014, 9:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your Favorite Herp Eye?
Replies: 21
Views: 8004

Re: Your Favorite Herp Eye?

OK, not a herp, but cold blooded, and has scales... sort of. The eye of a Big Skate, commonly caught while fishing for halibut in Prince William Sound. Very neat eye, though! http://i1316.photobucket.com/albums/t604/milosphotos1/R_FPWS_0090_750_zps05eb4955.jpg I think that the Tokay gecko takes it f...
by ClosetHerper
June 16th, 2014, 1:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick Trip To Montana
Replies: 10
Views: 4516

Re: Quick Trip To Montana

Cool pics from my old stomping grounds... although I spent most of my time in western Montana. Funny we have some similar history, migrating from Montana to Alaska! The milk snake was a treat
by ClosetHerper
April 28th, 2014, 11:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Alaskan Emergence
Replies: 9
Views: 4019

Re: Alaskan Emergence

Cool some frogs are out already! You might have to check out Cordova some time... we have twice the herps you do up river: 2! Wood frog and boreal toad, although the toads have all but disappeared in recent years.

I liked your video and know Pat Pourchot, Small world.
by ClosetHerper
April 21st, 2014, 8:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica 2014...my 4th trip
Replies: 13
Views: 6460

Re: Costa Rica 2014...my 4th trip

Costa Rica has such great diversity and you sampled a nice cross-section of it. The glass frog images are beautiful and cool you got to see a Tapir. I, too, have been to CR 4 times and the Osa and Corcovado are my favorite!
by ClosetHerper
April 20th, 2014, 7:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I'm looking for a new photo host
Replies: 16
Views: 4384

Re: I'm looking for a new photo host

This will not be a solution for everyone but after my images disappeared from me Australia threads (Part 1:http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19112) because Photobucket's 10GB/month bandwidth was exceeded, I started looking for another host. Although it did not occur to me i...
by ClosetHerper
April 20th, 2014, 7:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Australia trip Part 1
Replies: 24
Views: 10214

Re: Australia trip Part 1

Sorry for the pics disappearing but apparently, Photobucket's 10GB/month bandwidth limit was exceeded by all of the views of these posts! Thanks again for all the views and nice comments on all three parts. Sooooo, I dumped Photobucket and hosted the photos on Hypermart, where my website is hosted. ...
by ClosetHerper
April 19th, 2014, 8:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arid Central Australia
Replies: 11
Views: 4939

Re: Arid Central Australia

Spectacular pictures. I love the knob tail geckos. This is a stark contrast to our trip on the east coast and next time we visit Australia, we'll have to see some of the interior. You must have been there for some VERY hot weather, or perhaps it is normal for that area? Early January had temps in th...
by ClosetHerper
April 18th, 2014, 9:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I'm looking for a new photo host
Replies: 16
Views: 4384

Re: I'm looking for a new photo host

I am currently disappointed with Photo Bucket. In my 3 part Australia series, the pictures no longer show because the 10GB bandwidth limit was exceeded for the month. Not sure when the month ends but the pictures will apprently reappear when the new month starts. Sorry for the hassle. Do other photo...
by ClosetHerper
April 15th, 2014, 11:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #78: Cobra Rasslin', Ozzie Style
Replies: 13
Views: 4649

Re: Borneo Dispatches #78: Cobra Rasslin', Ozzie Style

Very cool to see how the pros do it! I'm anxious to see their results.
by ClosetHerper
April 10th, 2014, 7:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Australia trip Part 3
Replies: 18
Views: 13224

Re: Australia trip Part 3

You Rock! These are awesome photos! I was recently in Australia too, and these pics are as stunning as the real thing. I love the Frilled lizard, Leaf Tailed Gecko, and ofcourse the Roos! It seems my wife has registered on this forum... great to have an enthusiastic fan! Also, one who spots cool th...
by ClosetHerper
April 7th, 2014, 10:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: North West Ecuador Part 1
Replies: 3
Views: 2418

Re: North West Ecuador Part 1

The green/pink eyelash viper was a great find. Beautiful snake. I look forward to seeing what else you found.