This little amphibian showed up as I was pulling cape ivy from one of our newer properties, Jazwin. It's a Monterey salamander (Ensatina eschscholtzii eschscholtzii). It was under a rotting oak branch. Those large black eyes are beautiful.
The cape ivy was a challenge but oh so gratifying to pull. I started just trying to get the vines out of the trees, then three hours later I had removed a pretty large patch. I rolled the ivy into giant burrito-like rolls.
I respect this plant because of its adaptations to survive, but I really love ripping it out of the ground and off the trees.
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