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jadafitch · 13 days
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It's salamander season again.
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wildlifetracker · 2 months
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great-and-small · 2 years
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Ambystomid salamanders when they see a vernal pool: yeah okay I’ll roll those dice
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gfdelmar · 2 months
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IT HAPPENED YALLL! First big night this year
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woodlnds · 1 year
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I found this vernal pool while out hiking in a new area today, and it’s probably the best thing I’ve seen in a very long time. First and foremost, it was way more vibrant IRL than the picture- it’s blue?? I would like to clarify that I don’t live anywhere tropical, just the pacific northwest. Usually ponds and bogs are brown or black in color, and too murky to see the bottom. This however, was much different. Definitely going to use this for my story ideas! This area was my favorite 🥹
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plants-in-the-clay · 18 days
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Breathed in the wet sidewalk smell
Stepped on a poofy clump of new grass
Sat on an old stump studded with tree fungus
Watched a pigeon spin on a chimney cap
Ran for the bus
Walked for a long time
Tested the fuzziness of a pussywillow bud
Studied a cloud
And smiled
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emperornorton47 · 6 months
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Drying pond
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chupacabracrafts · 7 months
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a local vernal pond, Oct 8th 2023
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cricketchirp · 8 months
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My Reawaking
In any given year, I've said good-bye to you, my dear vernal pool in late May or early June. But this year of Twenty-twenty-three has been like no other as you've retained water beyond your ephemeral season. When upon July 14 I peered into your shallow depth, I was greeted with frog legs growing upon tadpole bodies, a sight not witnessed in your waters ever before. In years past miniature…
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valhikes · 10 months
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Six Rivers National Forest, California
One road open, one not, but getting to these seasonal ponds was a mix of hike and thrash with a surprising number of violets found along the way.
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apatheticfluorescence · 11 months
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Vernal Pools 5/29/2022
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gfdelmar · 2 months
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My what nice spots you have
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woodlnds · 1 year
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Some cool places I saw on my hike earlier today
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gr33nguys · 3 months
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I went frogging in my local woods after a heavy rain. Lots of temporary, fish-free pools means happy amphibians! Got to see lots of beautiful frogs and tadpoles (plus a bonus crawdad).
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Early spring at Busse Woods, Illinois
Taken April 2024
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