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This is Bert (short for Bertha) the salamander. We had parked ourselves on a couple of rocks on the banks of Cedar Creek. And Bert came up to see what we were doing in her territory.
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Enjoying the attention and not an ounce of camera shyness, Bert posed and modeled for the camera.
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When she had had enough, she looked like she was going to exit stage left. Keep in mind, she had one of the bigger rocks on the creek bank.
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All of a sudden she whipped around and squared off with me. Note the raised paw as if ready, willing and able to attack.
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Instead of going off multiple other sides, Bert headed straight for me. I was being charged by an attack salamander.
Never fear, no one was harmed in the photographing of Bert, the attack salamander.
1 comment:
I can't imagine how you emerged from battle unscathed.
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