Along with all the birds today at Bald Hill, we came across a rough-skinned little friend.
Happy Newt Year!
Richard Allen (Australia, b.1964)
Smooth, Palmate and Great Crested #Newts , n.d. (before 2010)
Watercolor & bodycolor, 17 x 28.5cm (6¾ x 11¼in)
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/richard-allen-b-1964-smooth-palmate-151-c-d0814ec97a
#NewSpecies!
New crocodile newt from #china came in:
Tylototriton gaowangjienensis
Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/15A7EEED-B7DA-4C27-BA9F-CE0C53491BA2
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.37.e135222
#herpetozoa #TylototritonGaowangjienensis
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #newts #crocodilenewt #crocodile
How to create a frog and toad-friendly garden to cut down on troublesome pests - all without the use of harmful chemicals.
#gardening #amphibians #frogs #toads #newts #ponds #ecosystem #environment #gardeningfornature #slugs #pests #pesticides
https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2024/11/11/creating-a-frog-and-toad-friendly-garden/
Did you know that #Kingfishers eat #Newts? Absolute beautiful savages! Thankfully its Newt-city at that location. Photo by my friend & #Wildlife photographer Martin Yelland of https://choughrock.com 
#birds in #Cornwall
Scotland: Scientists lure endangered #newts to ancient wetlands https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek9zrjjle0o
"An abundance of the plant #glyceria has raised expectations that newts are likely to return.... #GreatCrestedNewts like to lay their eggs on this plant. They identified 3 old ponds that they are developing to maximise #biodiversity for #wildlife. There is evidence that newts used to be seen in this area, so once the ponds are restored it will be a case of continued monitoring to see which species return."
Say hello to some cute little newts. 
Ah, Triturus cristatus. Doing righteous work. No wonder they're a protected species.
"#Newts threaten #BorisJohnson’s plan to build swimming pool
"Creature railed against by ex-prime minister could thwart planning application for #Oxfordshire home...
"...As such, an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison could await anyone found guilty of disturbing the newt’s resting places and breeding sites, or taking their eggs..."
#UK #News #Nature #GreatCrestedNewt #Newt
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/01/boris-johnson-swimming-pool-newts-oxfordshire
I just read the news that orcas are banding together to attack boats. That made me recall War With The Newts, in which salamanders fight back at humans because we exploited them and the environment. Then I remembered that the author of War With The Newts coined the word Robot, and now I am not going to get any sleep. Psychological warfare. Well played, orcas.
Great Crested Newts and Palmate Newts this week in #Bath #Somerset #UK. Lots of both species in my local pond. Great Crested Newts are a protected species in the UK and Europe - I have a licence to survey for them.
#Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Amphibians #Amphibian #Newt #Newts #GCN #Pond #PondLife #Animals #Spring #NatureCommunity
Went to the pond, and visibility was excellent for Common Newt spotting 
Here's a courtship display, whereby the male (who is more spotted and has a crest) pursues a female. He moves in front of her and vibrates his tail to waft pheromones her way.
The pond corner. The barrel will hold #peas later, but now it's #tulips (starring the double orange Orca), plus purple honesty that I dug up from where it had self-seeded. Behind it, #hellebores obscure the tiny pond, which is tucked into the corner and supports a few #frogs and #newts. A neighbor offered me her Victorian fireplace surround so I put it here with a mirror tucked behind, a trick from garden designer Mirabel Osler.
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