Hey all, I have been up in Northern Minnesota working on my graduate research project. It has been fun but has also extremely stressful. Days are long (~12-15hrs) and it seems like equipment breaks everyday (GPS, digital hygrometer, Jeep, etc...). Deer ticks are everywhere and mosquitos will carry you away if you backpack isn't heavy enough!! Here are a few photos from the past few weeks.
Here is the approx. location of the research sites-
The drive in can be interesting....
You have to keep an eye out for moose, wolves and bears.... oh my!!
One of the treatments showing the edge of a drift fence array-
Bucket shots-
Green frog on ATV trail-
Striped phase (AKA Smith's phase) wood frog- Seriously, has anyone else seen striped wood frogs? They seem to be common in one area.
Control site-
I catch mostly American toads, but we also catch wood frogs, green frogs, redback sals, blue-spotted sals, and several species of small mammal.
American toad, Anaxyrus americanus
With mark (Visual implant elastomer)
Redback sal, Plethodon cinereus
P. cinereus with mark
Blue-spotted sal, Ambystoma laterale
An interesting small mammal that is encountered a lot-
Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata-
Juvenile woodcock, Scolopax minor-
Nest of baby snowshoe hares, Lepus americanus-
Interesting fungus-
Leaf with parasites?
A world within a bottle-
Thanks for looking!
Chris
The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
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Re: The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
Awesome views Chris......those moles are a trip. Happy Herpin!
Re: The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
Chris, you're making me homesick! (I'm originally from MN, and spent some years in college in northern WI as well.) I loved the entire show, but especially the claw-marks-on-bark shot, which is so cool that I would mat and frame it and hang it on the wall if it were mine.
Gerry
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Re: The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
I miss seeing an occasional bear. Always sort of made my heart jump into my throat a bit but they're neat animals.
Good luck, show us some neat northern herping
Good luck, show us some neat northern herping
Re: The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
here in florida theres tons of bears. theres a momma and a cub i saw in my back yard. and a few days ago i saw a bobcat. in the picture the cubs behind the bush.
Re: The past few weeks in Northern MN.....
That star-nosed mole looks amazing! Looks like you're working in a pretty interesting area. What's your project on?
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