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Just a few pictures I took last week while hunting.
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Thank you
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
 
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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
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.
 
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.
The little Orange ones with the Black spots are the ones I used to catch. Really cool little guys. Thank you for educating me.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 
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
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!
 
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!
thompson50:
Yup they're fascinating to watch. I could sit there for hours and just watch them scamper all over the rocks. If you lay your hand flat on the rock they'll crawl right up on it.

I completely forgot that you bought one of my Beavertail Skinners. I'm glad you like it. I've made/sold maybe 2 or 3? I said (after the first one) NEVER again. Now I kinda like making them. Maybe there's at least one more in my future?

I've been making some old style Mountain Man looking Chef's knives for a few customers. I got a bunch of Osage Orange from a good Texas buddy here on the forum. Osage Orange makes a great handle. It's hard, it's waxy, it's beautiful looking after it ages. Basically; it's ideal for any knife that will get wet a lot, like a kitchen knife. MAN...it's a God awful mess to work with though! My entire shop floor and all my machinery are Yellow (or Orange) from the sawdust! The stuff gets on everything! :~)))
Thanks for letting me know abiout the BT skinner, and thank you very much for the Newt pics. They brought back a lot of good memories.
God bless:
Two Feathers
 
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.
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!
 
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
 
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
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.
 

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