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16-06-2008, 04:07 PM
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| | | Smooth newt (young one)
Saw this little chap in the bottom of the pond yesterday
He refused to come over into a sunny position for a better photograph, so i had to settle for what I got   |
16-06-2008, 04:41 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
Shame it didn't come up to say hello! Do you know if it's a female or male as I'm not up on newts, they're always a pleasure to see but sadly I hardly see any!
Anyways thanx for sharing you piccy Sam!!
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16-06-2008, 07:00 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
yes...nice picture. i bet there's more in the pond too.
i think he is a she and probably an adult rather than a young one as well.
tim |
17-06-2008, 01:55 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
How big was it? |
17-06-2008, 05:30 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
It was about 4 inches head to end of tail
It just looked smaller than the last one I saw
Are you the same 'dampflippers' who visits Allisons? |
17-06-2008, 05:41 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
She is lovely! |
17-06-2008, 06:25 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
Here is one of my newts from my pond.
This is also a female.  |
18-06-2008, 08:34 AM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
Yes Sam, It's me.
It may be a young adult, but it's not a baby. When they leave the pond they are about 3 cm long. They then spend 2 or 3 years on land as terrestrial juveniles, and don't return to the pond until they are ready to breed.
So at 4 inches, yours looks like an adult probably female. Size can vary due to age and the amount of food. It doesn't have a swollen abdomen, so isn't currently egg laying. |
21-06-2008, 01:26 AM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
I find it easier to photograph them at night when they're more likely to come to the surface. Nice to have them in your pond. The very young newts have gills, and are very small.  |
21-06-2008, 04:24 PM
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| | | Re: Smooth newt (young one)
How did you do that without getting reflections, Words?? | | | |
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