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- July 16th, 2015, 11:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Nicaragua and Corn Island
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3426
Re: Herping Nicaragua and Corn Island
I spent two weeks in Nicaragua this February, mostly looking for mammals. Our local guide was a fantastic herper with limitless knowledge and awesome field skills. If you're short of time you could always hire him for a day or two. Please PM me for his details. Nicaragua is an excellent country and ...
- May 23rd, 2015, 1:28 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Some mammalian highlights from the past year
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13434
Re: Some mammalian highlights from the past year
Some fantastic mammal sightings and photos. Not sure I've seen a photo of a Mountain Coati before. Thanks for posting.
- January 25th, 2015, 9:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco - january 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3454
Re: Morocco - january 2015
The check points where everywhere, but after traveling down to both Guelmin and Agadir - I think it was much the same. But the french talking guy up in a small village in the Atlas was a bit more on the etiquette on stopping before the check point :)[/quote] We had some interesting experiences at po...
- January 24th, 2015, 10:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco - january 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3454
Re: Morocco - january 2015
Great photos. Unfortunately the police check points seem to get worse the further south you go.
- December 22nd, 2014, 9:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Any Big Plans For Next Year?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8834
Re: Any Big Plans For Next Year?
All being well I'll be making my first trip to Central America in February with a trip to Nicaragua. It's mostly a mammal focused trip (including bats and rodents) but I'm hoping for plenty of reptiles and amphibians. Hopefully I'll get chance to visit a couple of European destinations as well.
- October 16th, 2014, 1:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco Herptrip 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9916
Re: Morocco Herptrip 2014
Fantastic post! I visited Morocco and Western Sahara earlier in the year and really enjoyed the experience. I was mainly targeting mammals (Fennec Fox, Sand Cat etc) but I also came across some nice herps. It's definitely an area to which I would like to return soon.
- July 17th, 2014, 11:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Bangladesh Sundarbans
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8774
Re: The Bangladesh Sundarbans
Sounds like you had a fantastic trip in a part of the world where not many people have the pleasure of visiting. I look forward to your next post on the python project.
- June 15th, 2014, 1:36 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Mole
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20759
Re: Mole
I'm no expert but I think in Florida you only have Eastern Moles Scalopus aquaticus . In the UK we have the European Mole which are extremely common but rarely ever seen. In fact it's the only British mainland terrestrial mammal I have yet to see! I know plenty of people that have seen them crossing...
- May 4th, 2014, 5:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping vehicle
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3962
Re: Herping vehicle
Looks like everyone likes the F150, so I came here to show some love for the Frontier. I recently picked up a 2014 Frontier and love it. It was technically used, but only had 4500 miles on it. This is my 3rd Nissan in a row and they've all been good for me. You could probably get a Frontier for les...
- April 4th, 2014, 8:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ^%$#@KingCobra&^%#!grrrrhhhh!!!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5351
Re: ^%$#@KingCobra&^%#!grrrrhhhh!!!!
Maybe his snake stick was a lucky charm? And the fact that they were BIRDING. None of those guys are herpers in the classical sense, they're naturers. They went to check out that road for birds. Maybe I should lie to the fates about my target species before I hit the road next time. "Just goin...
- March 8th, 2014, 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South Florida (repost from SE chapter)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3700
Re: South Florida (repost from SE chapter)
Excellent trip! I've spent many hours driving Big Cypress hoping for a glimpse of a Panther. To get some photos is just fantastic.
- March 8th, 2014, 6:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: King cobra anecdote
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6619
Re: King cobra anecdote
Mercedes are way overrated. I'd take the cobra any day. Fantastic story.
- February 27th, 2014, 8:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Africa (updated species names)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5759
Re: Southern Africa
Great post! A nice mix of herps, mammals, birds and food! South Africa is a fantastic country and you did well to see so much in such a relatively short time.
- October 29th, 2013, 3:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western Ghats monsoon herping 2013
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5225
Re: Western Ghats monsoon herping 2013
A very interesting post. I should really get to India some day!
- September 21st, 2013, 1:44 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Alaska Inside Passage Mammals
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17345
Re: Alaska Inside Passage Mammals
Looks like a fantastic trip! Thanks for posting.
- September 9th, 2013, 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Rattlers are Out! (redux)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2451
Re: The Rattlers are Out! (redux)
Fantastic! Some great looking snakes there.
- September 7th, 2013, 7:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: RFI Florida
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2602
Re: RFI Florida
Night cruising in that forest is awful. x2 Though, the bears I have seen were at dusk (and it was summer) so perhaps cooler fall temps will mean they're active during the day. Here is my example. http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/Wildlife/IMG_1685-1_zpsc07d85ae.jpg~original Exc...
- September 6th, 2013, 10:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: RFI Florida
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2602
Re: RFI Florida
Thanks for the advice Intermedius and Jake, it's greatly appreciated. I'm pretty easily pleased when it comes to wildlife so hopefully I'll see something no matter the conditions.
Kind regards
Mike
Kind regards
Mike
- September 4th, 2013, 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: RFI Florida
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2602
RFI Florida
Hi guys I will be visiting Florida in mid-October and have a couple of questions. Firstly, I plan to do a little evening road cruising (both in Ocala NF and Big Cypress). Is there a cut off temperature below which snakes are unlikely to be on the road? What are ideal conditions for road cruising in ...
- August 23rd, 2013, 9:13 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Melanistic morphs?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 29935
Re: Melanistic morphs?
In the UK I have seen melanistic Grey Squirrel, European Rabbit, Fallow Deer and Water Vole. I see no reason why you couldn't get melanistic Bobcats.
- August 20th, 2013, 11:31 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: And the Canadian anti-python propaganda begins... again
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3549
Re: And the Canadian anti-python propaganda begins... again
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/08/16/pythons-motel-brantford.html "Invasive pythons can/will interbreed with native venomous snakes creating a 20 foot long rattlesnake-python." Terry This fact is actually true. I saw it on a very bad movie late one night :lol:
- June 22nd, 2013, 6:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eremean Easter: south-west Queensland, Australia
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9845
Re: Eremean Easter: south-west Queensland, Australia
Great post. I envy that fact you can just drive off into the bush (albeit for several hours) and see such a large selection of herps. Nice to see the roadhouses are still serving such high quality food.
- June 15th, 2013, 7:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Opportunistic Mediterranean cruise herping
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23123
Re: Opportunistic Mediterranean cruise herping
Not a bad list considering you didn't have much time to herp! Shame you didn't have more time to spend on Corfu.
- June 15th, 2013, 7:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Oman, June 2013
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9746
Re: Oman, June 2013
A very interesting post. I especially like the the viper. Did you come across any mammals in the short time you were there?
- June 7th, 2013, 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern Spain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2203
Re: Northern Spain
Excellent report from a part of Spain not often visited by herpers. Glad you got the viper in the end.
- June 4th, 2013, 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some time poking around FL.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3972
Re: Some time poking around FL.
Fantastic post from start to end. I'm heading to Florida (Orlando) in October and would love to see a Black Bear. Where would be a good area to look for them?
Cheers.
Cheers.
- May 24th, 2013, 10:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: India Round-up
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6897
Re: India Round-up
A very interesting post. It's amazing how much wildlife survives in the heavily polluted slum areas.
- May 18th, 2013, 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Pilbara, Western Australia
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7658
Re: The Pilbara, Western Australia
The above posts say it all... AWESOME! I really need to go back to Oz soon. Last time I was fresh out of university and had no money.
- April 11th, 2013, 7:45 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Bad News for Wolves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 22756
Re: Bad News for Wolves
Well done, both Michael and Andy! :lol: Seriously, as long as we're on this (very tenuously) peripheral topic, anyway, let me ask you, Michael: Do you find any American English gaining ground over British English over there, too, as British English is doing to American English here? I've always won...
- April 11th, 2013, 7:17 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Bad News for Wolves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 22756
Re: Bad News for Wolves
Hey, I just realized that I want to offer a big THANK YOU! to everyone for referring to these animals as gray wolves rather than grey wolves throughout this thread. The relatively recent but widespread American adoption of the British spelling of the color gray bugs me considerably! Gerry What abou...
- April 10th, 2013, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Bad News for Wolves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 22756
Re: Bad News for Wolves
Hey, I just realized that I want to offer a big THANK YOU! to everyone for referring to these animals as gray wolves rather than grey wolves throughout this thread. The relatively recent but widespread American adoption of the British spelling of the color gray bugs me considerably! Gerry What abou...
- April 6th, 2013, 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: China post #51, Thailand and final days in HK
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6572
Re: China post #51, Thailand and final days in HK
Thanks for taking the time to post this! Just when I thought it couldn't get any better you throw in the Jeep! I also enjoyed all the habitat/food/people shots. Great work!
- March 24th, 2013, 11:15 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Iberian Lynx and other beasties trip report
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11571
Re: Iberian Lynx and other beasties trip report
And that is why I want my next European trip to be Spain. I just couldn't squeeze it in last year when I went to Germany. Epic! Love the interest in all things from herps to mammals to birds to bugs to plants. And so many Lynx. I would probably die of excitement. thanks for the comment about the wi...
- March 22nd, 2013, 8:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: SE Arizona in mid April?
Heed everything Kris says. Rare herps line up and beg to be photographed by him. Most crotes waive their modeling fees at the sight of his lens. Sorry we'll just miss crossing paths. We'll be in Madera the week before you arrive. I love that place. That's a shame. Hope you have a fantastic time at ...
- March 22nd, 2013, 8:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: SE Arizona in mid April?
Mid April is a good time for both the Phoenix area and SE Az...We got a good amount of rain this past winter (esp. compared to the past few years) so animals should be out. As far as what you can expect to see, there aren't many animals that won't be seen with enough effort. My best advice is GE th...
- March 19th, 2013, 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: SE Arizona in mid April?
Larry Jones is a wildlife biologist on the Coronado National Forest. He's a friendly, knowledgeable guy who wants visitors to enjoy themselves (safely, legally, etc). Look him up & say hi. He can probably help you out. He does some awesome guided lizard walks (binocs & field guides) in Sabi...
- March 18th, 2013, 4:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: SE Arizona in mid April?
I love SE AZ (or AZ in general) in April... it is the month of my bday, animal activity is good, and less herper traffic. lol. There are lots of birders though especially if elegant trogons, aztec thrushes, spotted owls, etc are on the menu. The places you listed are beautiful and great areas for a...
- March 17th, 2013, 10:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peruvian Amazon part 2 Lizards, Turtles, and Crocodilians
- Replies: 15
- Views: 27115
Re: Peruvian Amazon part 2 Lizards, Turtles, and Crocodilian
That Caiman Lizard is awesome. Thanks for a very informative post.
- March 17th, 2013, 9:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
Re: SE Arizona in mid April?
Hi, Mike. E-mail me and I'll talk to you about the herps and mammals in Madera Canyon. April is a good month for herps coming out of brumation. The canyon should have some water in it and you could see canyon treefrogs, garter snakes, etc, along with all the lizards. Also lots of mammals in the San...
- March 17th, 2013, 7:40 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: South American Mouse ID+update (3/29/13)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10245
Re: South American Mouse ID
I've found both Jon Hall and Fiona Reed very helpful in the past. Fiona is certainly the expert when it comes to obscure mammals! Great pics of the mouse BTW. Happy that you're a little bit nearer with the ID.
- March 17th, 2013, 7:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SE Arizona in mid April?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3800
SE Arizona in mid April?
Hi guys I will be visiting South East Arizona and the Phoenix area in mid April for two weeks. The first week will be split between Cave Creek and Madera Canyon where I plan to spend as much time as possible searching for herps and mammals. Just to be clear I’m not hinting for information on specifi...
- March 16th, 2013, 9:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Success! Florida Python Bio-Blitz
- Replies: 57
- Views: 18204
Re: Success! Florida Python Bio-Blitz
How could they tell that the last one had been killed? John Good question! I guess they surveyed the area looking for sign, perhaps for many months before they issued the bonus. Not really sure without looking it up. One thing's for certain, it will be much harder to know when the last python has b...
- March 16th, 2013, 7:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Success! Florida Python Bio-Blitz
- Replies: 57
- Views: 18204
Re: Success! Florida Python Bio-Blitz
Is there precedent for this particular scenario? In other words, has a bounty ever been used for an invasive species? That seems like a more valid comparison, rather than biologically-bad bounties on native components of the ecosystem. The Nutria (Coypu) gained a foothold in the Norfolk Broads (Eng...
- March 13th, 2013, 4:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5250
Re: Too hot for snakes.. Western QLD Summer
Excellent post! What I wouldn't give to back in Australia right about now *looks out of window at snow covered street*
- February 13th, 2013, 7:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern Cape, South Africa 2013
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7469
Re: Northern Cape, South Africa 2013
Great post. I've visited South Africa several times and feel I've only scratched the surface of this awesome country. No need for malaria pills if you visit the Northern Cape, or in fact most of the country. It's only the extreme north east of the country where anti malaria tablets are advised (alth...
- January 23rd, 2013, 4:37 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Alaskan Transplant 1: 2012-2013 California and Arizona
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6191
Re: The Alaskan Transplant 1: 2012-2013 California and Arizo
Yup, nice post. I'll look forward to more!
- January 2nd, 2013, 6:04 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Primates, squirrel, colug, bat.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3923
Re: Primates, squirrel, colug, bat.
Ooooo! The bats are awesome, all right, but I actually like the squirrel best. Such a beautiful animal! I really don't understand why zoos don't display more of the world's squirrel species. (I've tried to talk zoos I've worked for/with into it, but they've all pretty much just said "Meh."...
- December 4th, 2012, 6:07 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Bats, Bats, Bats!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 26025
Re: Bats, Bats, Bats!
A couple of bats from Kruger National Park in South Africa (October, 2012). The first is a probable Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit-bat ( Epomophorus wahlbergi ). Peters' Epauletted Fruit-bat also occurs in the area and the two species can only be seperated in the hand. The famous Shukuza restaurant bat...
- November 19th, 2012, 2:30 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Leucistic Opossum
- Replies: 19
- Views: 37409
Re: Leucistic Opossum
Wow, that's a cool looking animal! It also looks pretty docile, don't those things bite? I guess any leucistic animal that size would be very rare, partly because they would be very vulnerable to predation and not live long enough to pass on their genes.
- November 1st, 2012, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: What was your last lifer?
- Replies: 121
- Views: 191327
Re: What was your last lifer?
Just thought I'd add a few pictures from my latest trip to South Africa. The first is not a lifer for me but it was the first time I've had such great views of a Caracal. Photo taken at Marrick Safari, Kimberley. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8132022787_9acd72bfff.jpg The second is a Honey Badg...