In chronological order.
Mid March saw about 8 male tiger salamanders crossing roads in Madison. Despite not having rained at all that day, they will migrating towards a pond that was completely iced over still.
A few days later, the first plant in out flora to bloom skunk cabbage. The flower actively melts the snow around itself.
First week of April, fungus growth. Red cup fungus- Sarcoscypha sp
Mid April- water snakes start to move from hibernacula
Last day of april, a lot of the spring ephemerals are starting up.
and I saw something pretty cool. Scattered over a road were a group of hatchling painted turtles that had overwintered in the nest and were all simultaneously heading for the pond.
A bad photo of a Blanding's Turtle, but I was happy to get any shot because I see this species so infrequently.
A young pickerel frog missing a hind limb
and my favorite moment of the spring was when this mink let me get some good photos.
-Corey
A few photos from a cold spring in Southern WI
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Re: A few photos from a cold spring in Southern WI
Cool. What is the deal with mink? I see them everywhere the past few years. You got some great shots of that one BTW.
Re: A few photos from a cold spring in Southern WI
The herps were cool but that mink stood out for me. I have only caught a few glimpses of them in the wild. Well we did have a wild one that moved into the macaque exhibit at the milwakee zoo that the keepers allowed to stay, I saw him a few times but its not the same as actually seeing one in the wild. BTW that tiger sal looks massive.
Re: A few photos from a cold spring in Southern WI
Awesome, man...didn't know that about skunk cabbage. The SMELL could certainly melt snow! Congrats on the Blandings. Neat observation/photos on the painters...I had no idea they lie on their backs in the road like that! And I must agree, the mink stole the show (pun intended)!