I got out into the woods behind the house today with my macro lens. Turning over a few fallen tree trunks revealed a nice assortment of salamanders, among other creatures considerably smaller than bears. I believe this to be the dusky salamander (correct me if I’m wrong as it’s just a guess based on an internet search). He/she allowed a few photos before scampering away under the leaf litter. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/14 at 1/80th of a second.
Hey Jesse,
Thanks for the info, I think you’re right. I found six salamanders yesterday. Three looked like this guy and the other three were red backed. So they’re probably all the same species, but just a different color phase.
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I got out into the woods behind the house today with my macro lens. Turning over a few fallen tree trunks revealed a nice assortment of salamanders, among other creatures considerably smaller than bears. I believe this to be the dusky salamander (correct me if I’m wrong as it’s just a guess based on an internet search). He/she allowed a few photos before scampering away under the leaf litter. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 800, f/14 at 1/80th of a second.
Hey, Dusky Salamander is the name of my alt-country acoustic blues kids band.
No, it’s what caused my last hangover…..
Very special!
Another possibility is that it could be a red-backed salamander, “lead-back” color phase.
Hey Jesse,
Thanks for the info, I think you’re right. I found six salamanders yesterday. Three looked like this guy and the other three were red backed. So they’re probably all the same species, but just a different color phase.
What a wonderland right in your backyard
great pic. he is probley tring to hide because the weather is gettin colder now, and les sun. ) great pic.