It wasn't just opacum diggin' the rain

The other night when it rained we got a more than just marbled salamanders.  Got a  handful of bullfrog juveniles and a slimy salamander.  But the great find for the  night was a newt.  Way back when the drift fence at Rainbow Bay was first put in red-spotted newts were quite common, now they are very rare.  This one was just hanging out on the "flotation device" and was incredibly cooperative for his photo shoot.  Pulled the wood out of the bucket and he just hung out, then we managed to get a marbled salamander to join the fun.  Love it when you can get multi-species photos.  At first there was a beetle using the newt as a couch, would have been great to have the beetle, newt, and marlbed salamander all together but critters don't always think of our photo ops. 

Anyway, not much has happened at the fence since the rain earlier this week.  Mostly David has been frantically measuring and photographing the over 1500 that came in and then releasing them as soon as possible.  No rain in site so it should be quiet.

Both photos are from Maria Ruiz-Lopez.