Rusty Ring

( Taricha granulosa . One of the many good things in life.) Appearing also on My Corner of the World .

( Plethodon dunni ; a melanistic specimen, lacking the wide, yellow-green back stripe and mottling typical of the breed. Another ...

The wildlife of the North Pacific rainforest is famously reserved; where the East has its flashy cardinals , red efts , and indigo bunti...

( Ambystoma macrodactylum. Politely displaying the reason for both the common name and binomial.)

(Found all three of these crossing the same two feet of trail. Spring spawning season. More information on Taricha granulosa here .) ...

I found this guy beside the compost bin last November. His legal name is Taricha granulosa , but his friends call him the rough-skinned ne...

This is an ensatina. I found her while clearing some rotten wood out from under the lower deck. Ensatinas are found only on the...