My dad and I went to the Mojave desert with the SWHS last weekend.
The first interesting herp we saw was this little guy:
About 15 minutes later we saw this lifer magister:
After lunch we saw this lifer zebra tail:
We drove somewhere to find a sidewinder, but came across this DOR:
This was our first snake on the trip:
And here is the second snake:
Our lifer long-nose:
And here is a short video of our second long-nose that night:
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Here are few pictures of the surrounding area:
On the second day this little guy walked across our path:
Five minutes later we saw this light phase leopard lizard:
And this is my best shot of any herp ever: Uta pretending to be chuckwalla
This was the most amazing turkey vulture encounter for me:
For closing this post, I want to give you this beautiful sunset:
Nicholas (age 8)
Trip to Mojave
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Re: Trip to Mojave
Great photos and video, Nicholas! Looks like a fun and eventful trip
Re: Trip to Mojave
Outstanding.. You did good..
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Man, that looks like an outstanding trip! Great shots and thanks for sharing.
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Good Job Nick! Anytime you and your dad wanna come back up for a few more lifers/herps...drop me a line... jim
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Re: Trip to Mojave
Great Post Nicholas.... congrats on the lifers!
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Thanks for your kind feedback for Nicholas, everyone. It really means a lot to him.
Jim: That's a super-nice offer that he's sure to take you up on. Thanks a lot!
Robert
Jim: That's a super-nice offer that he's sure to take you up on. Thanks a lot!
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Re: Trip to Mojave
nice finds! the longnose and the leopard lizard are way cool! also always fun to see turkey vultures. and that is a great uta shot!
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