Field Herp Forum

Looks like a Brown Watersnake to me. Neat video. Yeah, the short nosed viper does look somewhat similar. Unlikely that that snake could ever swallow this bird, imho, but seems to elaborate to be a defensive action, My thoughts as well. Jeroen, I don't know how familiar you are with English idioms b...

Just came across this video and its too crazy not to share. Its a viper trying to eat(?) an egret. It looks like the egret is much too big for it but thats the only explanation I can think of. I wouldn't believe this if there wasn't a video.

Porter wrote:Maybe a mountain biker when over the head and the nobs of the tread were enough to rip off and toss the head out of sight. Do we know which way the body was facing?

That certainly sounds like the most parsimonious explanation

I too would like an alternative that's just plain storage and management, and not involved in facebook style sharing fervor. Just somewhere I can move my pics to and from without hype. You can set all your stuff to private if you want. No one will bother you & force you to look at their shared phot...

Yeah, I think you might be right. Thank you for chiming in. What threw me off about that ID is the statement on the frogs of Borneo website (which is an amazing resource) that M. borneensis was associated with pitcher plants, I didn't find any in the area I was in. Of course doesn't mean they weren'...

Probably going to spend $1000-2000 on one (last I checked - but that was several years ago - not sure what's available now) Oh my, I just checked as well and thats about the prices I saw. Unfortunately thats more than I can afford to spend on a gps. I will be using it for my project but I'm purchas...

Nikon D7100 shot at 20mm, 1/80 sec, F/14 https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1663/26196382390_b29545d1b6_c.jpg Galapagos Godzilla by Anton , on Flickr Furthermore, I'm the proud new owner of a FX format camera, the D810! Thank you to everyone that participated in the discussion it helped me muster up my ...

Thanks for all the additional info! I do need something that is a bit more accurate than 5m as I will be using it for tracking movement patterns of frogs within their relatively small range, as well as helping me remember where individual deposition sites are, and there will certainly be multiple on...

Hi all, Still wading through old images from Borneo and I recently posted a photo of a Microhyla from Borneo on Flickr. I didn't have an ID for it and attempted to figure it out, well I tentatively IDed it as Microhyla malang. Then I compared it to another Microhyla I posted sometime back that I had...

I'd agree about it being an iguana. He's probably spent a good portion of his life in this hole. The PVC is broken, which led me to look in, and that break is not big enough to allow him through. I've sent an email to animal control with no response. I'm guessing he's invasive, and will probably be ...

Thank you all for your suggestions and information, I very much appreciate you all taking the time to help out. Haven't made a decision yet but hopefully sometime in the upcoming days!

Hello all, I know this has been covered before in other threads but as technology changes and new products come out, things change so I just figured I'd start a new thread to get some opinions. I know many of you use a handheld GPS for herping and other activities. I'll soon be starting a field port...

How about this fella?

Land Iguana by Anton, on Flickr
Nikon d7100 with 70-300mm lens. F/16 1/320

I recall one disastrous event which was supposed to be paved with good intentions when an independent environmental group took it upon themselves to try to re-establish a population of red legged frogs that used to inhabit a marsh in South Los Angeles County without the guidance of a knowledgeable ...

Not the easiest lens to use but it's a lot of fun to play with, and I love the images i get with this lens.

I love them too! The details are simply incredible.

Fantastic work as always, this is a lens I have been curious about and may get yet. A few things I'm saving for first.

Found this alpine salamander on the crawl while doing some early morning trekking, moved it about 1/2 a meter for the photo.
Nikon d7100 and 10-20 sigma F/20 1/50
Alpine Salamandra by Anton, on Flickr

It's best to just ignore him. Aside from being pretty much incomprehensible, what can be deciphered doesn't contribute at all to the thread. Agreed. I saw a quote online a little while ago. it went something like this: "Arguing on the internet is like playing chess with a pigeon, you may be good at...

Sigh... I'm sorry that you seem to feel several people level-headedly taking the time to explain their point of view to you is some sort of "freak out" (if I correctly interpreted your word spew).

Ha, coming back from field work is the worst! The first time we went to Borneo, Jasmines macro lens got stuck on her camera, my focus screen fell out and I think one or two speed lights died in the first day. We were really impressed. haha Yeah, the camera gear really does take beating out there. T...

Chironius grandisquamis from Ecuador, shot with a 10-20mm and a Nikon d7100. Really a fun snake to photograph, kept striking at my eyes until I got my wide angle lens out. Then he must have decided that was a big eye and started going for it, I don't like things smacking my lenses but I felt better ...

Also thanks everyone for the further thoughts on the crop vs full sensor talk, a lot of what is being said I have thought about before but its really good to hear others takes on it. Thank you! Need to mull it all over, these decisions are never easy! You could always just do what i did, break your ...

I am somewhat offended by this. A blurry or crappy cell phone photo of a rare animals is worthless to me. The reason why I am a photographer is that I get to travel around the world as a biologist and see incredible animals both common and rare, pretty and ugly. Given that I primarily work on herpe...

Hey Russ, I'm a fan of the 2 camera body approach. Back when I had two similar camera bodies, a D70 and a D80, I would walk around with both with a macro and a telephoto attached. Macro would usually be in my backpack and telephoto would be out and ready to go. As usually macro subjects give you a b...

Thanks all, appreciate the info. Its a tough decision I can't quite decide what I'm more likely to photograph more. Yeah Daniel, I made a similar switch from a Nikon D80 to a D7100, the ISO performance knocked my socks off! I probably don't push the ISO as much as I could and rarely shoot above 800,...

I'm surprised no one has commented yet, an excellent post with some fantastic frogs. The Ranitomeya was my favorite but I'm biased (I study them). Glorious colors in those little fellas. I also like the Engystomops, I recently took a look at the different species of tungara frogs and was surprised t...

I agree, definitely a (former) tiger sal.

Thanks for the extra info! In something like 8 months in Sabah (Danum valley and nearby) not far from where you were never saw a bear, we'd get them on our camera traps fairly consistently though. In both the field seasons I was there only 2 people saw bears, one was walking along the road during th...

Haha Anton I really dont think you understand how jealous I am over your Galapagos photos! Your photography has just kept getting better and better since I started following your work. :) You'll get your own Galapagos shots before too long I'm sure! Can't wait to see them! Yeah, getting better bit ...

Wow thats a good list, I'm particularly jealous of the cuscus species! And the sun bear as well! I'd love to hear how you encountered the bear.

Finally got to see my first group of wild collared peccary (Pecari tajacu), seen a lot of tracks before but never actually seen them in person until about a week ago. Also 2 species of bat. Carollia perspicillata & a Glossophaga sp. Been a while now since my last mammalian lifer so definitely good t...

Jasmine, I have commented on that photo before but every time I see it my jaw drops. You've taken the herp photography thing to a whole new level. I don't have anything in my portfolio that can compare to that spadefoot shot. But I do have a few photos I specifically shot to show off the habitat as ...

With the flashes you mentioned you have a very versatile system to work with. In order to tweak the lighting you may want to set each flash on a different channel and in the commander mode modify each of the outputs in order to get a desired effect. If you have all 3 flashes set to the same output e...

I have spent something like 7-8 months in Borneo over the course of 2 field seasons on a project I worked on, its amazing! I don't know of any herp specific tours but I can vouch for the guides (people not books) from http://www.stickyricetravel.com/ Knowledgeable about all kinds of wildlife and a p...

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Like the others have said, that Eryx is spectacular!

Hello all, I was hoping someone could chime in and help me ID this juvenile Galapagos Finch. Seen in the interior part of Santa Cruz island. Looks a bit different than the others I photographed, whether its because its a juvenile I'm not sure. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1537/25311499202_e4f0e7a8...

Cool stuff, there was a question in the initial review of the Dicapac that Chris posted which caught my eye. I think one of these could be a lot of fun for shooting calling frogs with the camera half way submerged, so you get above and below the water at the same time. I’m wondering if the built in ...

I was photographing this male dobsonfly and trying out some different angles when this fly unexpectedly flew into the frame and resulted in an unplanned juxtaposition that led to this being my favorite of the bunch. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1625/24685304921_047d10785f_c.jpg Fly by by Anton , o...

Hello all, So it looks like I will be in Belize for about a week in March, I haven't started any serious planning or research into it yet and thought I would ask on here for some tips and advice to those of you who have spent time there. I know March is a rather dry month down there, but I'd imagine...

Excellent, thanks for the feedback guys, glad you enjoyed! So I'm gonna go ahead and pencil it into the records as a leucistic white necked jacobin unless someone chimes in with a different idea.

Hello all, I was hoping some of you more knowledgeable folks could help me resolve something. During a recent trip to Ecuador I saw this hummingbird which was different than the others around. I am including a few photos and Id love to hear some opinions on what this is. I'm thinking leucistic white...

Really enjoyed your post, excellent photography and animals. When you were in the osa, did you spend time in corcovado national park? I had heard a guide is required now, I visited the park years ago and was able to hike around on my own, do you know if what I heard about mandatory guides is accurate?

Hi all, 2015 was a good year for me, I started the year off working in Ecuador and afterwards started graduate school, I got a chance to take some fun images along the way. I have always liked these threads that get a wide amount of members posting their photos, so thought I'd make this one. Lets se...

Thanks for taking a look! I agree mantids and cordyceps are always exciting to find, I saw a lot of both during the course of work when I didn't have my camera and never got a chance to get photos of but I did manage to run across my fair share of both when I'd go hiking after work. I was also very ...

So here is a small selection of invertebrate images I have accumulated over the past year and a half or so. I was lucky to work in Borneo and then immediately after that worked on a project in Ecuador, all the photos are from those 2 places. Each photo has a more detailed description if you follow t...

Very cool, Cahuita is certainly an amazing place especially for B. schlegelii, I saw a few there just hiking during the day. That Bothrops has disguised itself well, took me a second to realize what it was.

Top notch photography. Were the surfing crocs at Corcovado? I witnessed them doing the same thing there 2 afternoons in a row, I would find areas with clouds of birds overhead and go there, the birds were picking up small fish that had also attracted larger fish as well, and the crocs were facing th...

mtratcliffe wrote:What is even the context here? Gah.

A few too many beers on a Saturday night?

The ecuadorian snake is not an Atractus . Based on your location and morphology I can say with confidence that you found Saphenophis boursieri - the Spotted Genuine Snake. It is closely related to several dipsadid snakes in the region and is found exclusively in more montane forested regions of wes...

First snake is Coelognathus flavolineatus, Yeah I think you're right about that. I don't know about the 2nd snake being an Atractus species though... Here are 3 species of Atractus https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/19469922263_4a0a01a1e8_c.jpg Atractus Head-shot by Anton , on Flickr https://farm6...

This one should be fairly easy but I don't have access to any field guides or anything at the moment. Rather than searching blindly online thought I'd ask. Found at night near a stream in Sabah, Borneo. http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u279/HappyAgamid/snake-7153_zpsfzxftmw3.jpg Probably a tad mor...