Puddle Jumper
Date: September 4
Time: 2:07 PM
Location: 6.0 miles w. of Ashland, AL
Site: On the edge of a small, spring fed creek in a wooded area
Weather: Skies clear with the wind from the NNW at 10 mph
Temperature: 79o F
Notes: We found this Spring Salamander as it was out and about. Using it's vertically flattened tail, it could swim with surprising speed. On the ground it walked by stepping forward with one front leg and the opposite rear leg. This created a stiff looking serpentine motion. Occasionally it would leap forward a distance about its own body length - especially when it approached a pool of water to jump in.
Nature Photography at Ripples of Time
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