Day 33: Foggy Morning in Boxford

Stop at the pond by my house on the drive in this morning to see if that pesky beaver was out.  It was fairly foggy and I couldn't even see the beaver den, and no beaver.  So I grabbed a photo of another Boxford nuisance.

Day 32: 1st Day as a Salamander Larva

Not the sharpest photo.  These guys don't look too great after hatching.  My personal theory is that their gills are still developing somewhat outside of the egg.  I had to shoot this guy from an angle above, through the glass, which distorted the photo a bit.  He has only been out of the egg for a couple of hours.  I hope to get a clear shot in the next day or two after they grow a bit.

Day 31: Hatching!

Same guy from Day 30, but you can see that he is halfway out of the egg mass and heading for a new world.

Day 30: Growing Embryo with Full External Gills

This is the final stage of embryo development.  You can clearly see the developed external gills and eyes, though still closed.  This guy hatched from his egg the next day (see Day 31 photo).  I wish I had something in the photo to show the proportional size, but trust me, this eggs is about 1/4" in diameter.

Day 29: Tron

Close-up of a RAM stick from an old PC that was upgraded.  I can't even give these away on Craigslist nowadays.

Day 28: Liquid Gold

Still trying to improve my water drop technique, lighting, and coloring.

Salamanders are finally hatching the past 2 days and I am behind in my posts.  However, I have been shooting each day and will catch this blog up tomorrow with the latest on the little critters.

Day 27: Ok you know-it-alls...what is this?

Guesses?
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikon 105mm micro VRII w/ teleconverter

Day 26: Guess What This Is....

Yes....It is Kiwi.  I need to make these more difficult in the future.

Please post your guess!