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I'm so excited, I just have to share!
As a little girl, I used to find eastern efts on trips to my grandparent's house. Many years later, I became interested in finding some of those newts from my childhood. I did some research on the internet and found that they are supposed to be native to my area. For years, I've been searching but haven't found ANY! Well this past holiday weekend I finally went to visit my grandparents again, and I just had to go out and look for some Easterns (I felt like a little girl again). I went out to my old pond and sure enough, there they were! The pond was much smaller than it used to be and there were not as many as I used to find (which makes me nervous that the population may be declining), but nonetheless, I felt like I had found the holy grail!!
I hadn't brought a net so my boyfriend took his shoes and socks off and went into the pond. I was afraid he'd be bitten by a snake, but luck must have been on his side that day. He caught 5 with his bare hands (big big brownie points on that one!!!) Anyhow, on the way home (a 6 hour drive), I peeked into the bucket to see how they were doing and 2 were in amplexus (talk about backseat lovin')! I thought their breeding season was over (late winter - early spring), but I guess these guys didn't read that book! Anyhow, there is no point to this story. I was just so excited that I had post. I know that some people wouldn't consider Easterns anything to write home about seeing as how they are so common, but they have held a special place with me ever since I first laid eyes on one as a little girl at grandma's house
As a little girl, I used to find eastern efts on trips to my grandparent's house. Many years later, I became interested in finding some of those newts from my childhood. I did some research on the internet and found that they are supposed to be native to my area. For years, I've been searching but haven't found ANY! Well this past holiday weekend I finally went to visit my grandparents again, and I just had to go out and look for some Easterns (I felt like a little girl again). I went out to my old pond and sure enough, there they were! The pond was much smaller than it used to be and there were not as many as I used to find (which makes me nervous that the population may be declining), but nonetheless, I felt like I had found the holy grail!!
I hadn't brought a net so my boyfriend took his shoes and socks off and went into the pond. I was afraid he'd be bitten by a snake, but luck must have been on his side that day. He caught 5 with his bare hands (big big brownie points on that one!!!) Anyhow, on the way home (a 6 hour drive), I peeked into the bucket to see how they were doing and 2 were in amplexus (talk about backseat lovin')! I thought their breeding season was over (late winter - early spring), but I guess these guys didn't read that book! Anyhow, there is no point to this story. I was just so excited that I had post. I know that some people wouldn't consider Easterns anything to write home about seeing as how they are so common, but they have held a special place with me ever since I first laid eyes on one as a little girl at grandma's house