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1:21 pm
Mar. 20, 2021
73degF
Basking in the sun
Individual found under log. Conditions were warm and dry, in the high 50s.
Individual found in grass. Conditions were warm and dry, around high 50s.
Individual found in grass. Conditions were warm and dry, around high 50s.
Large over-wintering tadpole found under the ice by students who fell through. This particular vernal pool holds water usually through the year, which allows the larger frogs to persist. Will occasionally dry out which is why I think of it as a vernal pool instead of pond. Also present were predaceous diving beetles and fairy shrimp!
Found this turtle basking on a rock at the lake at Victor Valley Community College. Temp was around 60 to 65 degrees fahrenheit. Skittish when approached and swam back into the water.