You’re right, they never seem alarmed.Love those red efts. Curious the way they never seem to scamper off when approached closely for a picture.
Thank youImagine the neat hideouts for Tecumseh and his braves! Ohio was his mainstay but
they roamed the area. Great photography!
thompson50:Thank you
Just in case you or anyone else is or was wondering, these are not lizards.thompson50:
Thanks for the great pics. They brought back a lot of fantastic childhood memories. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to hike a power-line/emergency road in the mountains here near Berwick. I caught a ton of those little Orange, spotted lizards. They didn't seem afraid of me? I never knew what they were called either, thanks Brokennock.
God bless:
Two Feathers
The little Orange ones with the Black spots are the ones I used to catch. Really cool little guys. Thank you for educating me.Just in case you or anyone else is or was wondering, these are not lizards.
The red eat is the juvenile phase of the Eastern Newt.
These little fellas,
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Will next turn a deeper orange with black spots and become shiny. Then when they return to the water will become greenish with dark spots and tiny dark circles around an orange center.
Really cool little animals.
You’re welcome my friend, those orange little lizards take me back to when I was a kid to, they always screw up my still hunting. I have to stop and check them out, but those are some of the best parts of my hunt.thompson50:
Thanks for the great pics. They brought back a lot of fantastic childhood memories. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to hike a power-line/emergency road in the mountains here near Berwick. I caught a ton of those little Orange, spotted lizards. They didn't seem afraid of me? I never knew what they were called either, thanks Brokennock.
God bless:
Two Feathers
No, see post 8.Are those the same as salamanders?
thompson50:You’re welcome my friend, those orange little lizards take me back to when I was a kid to, they always screw up my still hunting. I have to stop and check them out, but those are some of the best parts of my hunt.
by the way, the Two Feathers beaver tail skinner is amazing!
Yes, that’s correct. Between Corry and Youngsville.Warren county ?
I wonder just what the little guys eat? do they bite when you pick them up? the photos' are just great. thanks' for sharing them with us!Just in case you or anyone else is or was wondering, these are not lizards.
The red eat is the juvenile phase of the Eastern Newt.
These little fellas,
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Will next turn a deeper orange with black spots and become shiny. Then when they return to the water will become greenish with dark spots and tiny dark circles around an orange center.
Really cool little animals.
you did rely good my friend answering my questions. I have never seen any of them, just the brown SALAMANDERS we have around here in the NE.Nope...don't bite. I handled thousands of them as a kid. As for food not sure, probably vegetation (moss. Lichen) off of the rocks they lived on, maybe very tiny insects: gnats/mites?
Here's what I found: Eastern newts consume aquatic insects, such as mosquitos. This is beneficial to humans, because eastern newts may help to control insect populations. Eastern newts' skin is slightly toxic, which helps protect it from predators.
This is the best I can do toot.
God bless:
Two Feathers
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