Today is rainy and cool. Here are some salamanders at Middle Run Nature Preserve. As we learned in last year's class, some types of salamanders lay eggs in water in the early spring, and the tadpoles live in the water for a few months as they develop. Then they leave the stream and find burrows under logs. At least one of these is a red-back salamander, which doesn't have an aquatic stage of life.
Besides the salamanders, I saw lots of plants in bud. I will work on identifying them.
Birds today included an Eastern towhee, a couple of woodpeckers I couldn't identify, and this mockingbird with an amazing repertoire.
Lastly, let us not forget this millipede.
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