Spring in the Appalachians, Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway, May 2019.

 A spider hatch, 5/8.

 Rhododendrons, Blue Ridge, 5/8.

 Species? Blue Ridge, 5/8.

 Eastern Black Rat snake, near Roanoke R. 5/8.

Red-backed? 5/9.

North Carolina to Virginia on the Blue Ridge, May '19.

 Species? Grandfather Mountain, 5/7,

 Red eft, Grandfather Mtn., 5/7.

 Typical Blue Ridge Creek, 5/7.

Dogwood in full bloom, 5/7.

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina, May '19.

 Ocoee salamander, 5/5.

 Blue Ridge two-lined, 5/5.

 Species? Mount Mitchell, 5/6.

 Northern Red salamander, Spruce Pine, 5/7.

Red-backed? Spruce Pine, 5/7.

Georgia to North Carolina, Smokies, Blue Ridge, May,'19.

 Eastern box turtle about to attempt a dangerous crossing, AL/GA line, 5/4.

 Smooth earth snake, Blue Ridge, GA. 5/4.

 Two-lined Salamander, 5/4.

 Slimy? salamander,  Blue Ridge Parkway, 5/4.

Dusky? salamander, 5/5.

Mississippi finds, May '19.

 Pearl River Map turtle, male. Yockanookany R., 5/1.

 Speckled Kingsnake, Yock. R., 5/1.

 Razor-backed? Musk turtle, Yock. R., 5/1.

 Southern Prairie? skink, Kha Khatia CG., 5/3.

Slimy? salamander, Kha Khatia CG., 5/3.

Heading East, a Texas sampler. April '19.

 Scissor-tailed flycatcher, West Texas, 4/27.

 Texas roadside, 4/27.

 Scarlet tanager,  Colorado R., Marble Falls, TX., 4/28.

 Broad-banded water snake, Jasper, TX., 4/29.

First "lizard" of the trip! A 10-12 ft Alligator, Jasper, TX., 4/29.

Going South and then East, to Jal, NM, April 2019.

 Rio Grande in full flood at San Antonio?, NM, 4/25.

 Jal, sand dunes, SE corner of New Mexico.

 Bird tracks at sunrise, 4/26.

 Guess who?

Yes, porcupine!

To Albuquerque, April.

 Spring in the bosque, 4/23.

 Wood duck pair, Corrales ditch, 4/23.

 Storm in the Sandias.

Sandia sunset, 4/23.

To Santa Fe, April.

 Peach? 4/20.

 Plum, 4/20.

 First Skink, (Many-lined?), Santa Fe, 4/20.

 E. Fence lizard, (Southern plateau subspecies), Santa Fe.

 Cedar waxwing, 4/21.

Western Bluebird.

Signs of spring, down the canyon, April.

 First Garter snake of the year, Talpa, 4/18.

 Spring in the canyon, 4/19.

 Rinconada, 4/19.

 Orchard in bloom, 4/19.

Alder catkins.

Winter into Spring, Mountain to valley to canyon.

 Kachina Peak, 4/17.

 Last chance to track Martens, 4/17. Fresh snow in April.

 Moonset at Baca Park, 4/18.

 Morning mists, 4/18.

 A dipper nest being refurbished, 4/18, Rio Hondo.

Dipper with moss for nest. It dips the moss in stream repeatedly before adding to nest.