{"id":52622,"date":"2016-03-30T14:51:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=52622"},"modified":"2016-03-30T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:51:40","slug":"weekly-wildlife-at-the-garden-red-backed-salamanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/03\/wildlife\/weekly-wildlife-at-the-garden-red-backed-salamanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wildlife at the Garden: Red-backed Salamanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patricia Gonzalez<\/a> is an NYBG<\/a> Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Red-backed<\/a>Since 2010, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know some of our citizen scientist volunteers<\/a>. From time to time, I get to join them during their phenology walks in the Thain Family Forest<\/a>. While they conduct their tree studies, I keep an eye out for owls, hawks, raccoons, and other wildlife that call the forest their home. On a recent phenology adventure, I got to photograph one of the Garden’s more elusive inhabitants: the Eastern red-backed salamander. Thanks to our intrepid Forest Manager, Jessica Schuler, I enjoyed a wonderful close-up encounter.
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\nHere’s a brief video clip of my new friend, with Schuler discussing the importance of
\nthese amphibians:<\/p>\n