Pond pictures

[coen]

Here are some photos I took in my new pond, T. Vulgaris have already arrived!

This is an extremely fat female:

Caught a male in full breeding attire catching some air (just use your imagination, it's a beautiful sight!)

And a shot of my pond, I build this one specially for newts:

 

[jesper]

You sure have a nice garden newts included and everything!

 

[coen]

Thanks! Every plant still needs to grow though, it's a bit empty right now.

 

[juraj]

Nice pond Coen congrats,
how the newts appeared ? Did you put them in or was it spontaneous ?

 

[coen]

T. Vulgaris are very common here in the southwest of Holland.

I had them in my previous smaller pond, but that one has been gone for a couple of years, and now I have this large pond since the beginning of the winter last year, and the newts probably came from ditches (is that the right word for the small, long watercanals you see on the side of roads?) and a natural drinking pond for goats from my neighbours.

I'm seeing more newts appear, almost every day it seems. Too bad that T. Vulgaris is the only newt specie you're likely to find when you go out herping around here. It's a very nice specie though in my opinion.

 

[juraj]

Vulgaris are the rarest in the area where I live because of little possibilities to breed. Most common here is alpestris.

 

[coen]

I've been on vacation in slovakia 3 times, however I never saw any newts there. I was in a lovely place called Namestovo. My parents went out walking there one day and they said they saw a Salamandra Salamandra, I really felt bad that I didn't go with them.