Showing posts with label Male Adder 10 April 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Male Adder 10 April 2010. Show all posts

Sunday, 11 April 2010

More Adders



Another look for Adders at the same site, revealed a female Adder slithering through the heather undergrowth at the same site I had seen them yesterday. Earlier I had seen another Viviparous Lizard. Down at the bottom, just before the pylon Jenny saw a large Grass Snake cross the path and then slightly north of the pylon, another female Adder was basking underneath some branches but she moved as I spotted and she settled under a log where I was able to show her to Jenny who had accompanied me this morning. Later the female Adder was seen behind the log & initially I saw her head on looking at me and she then retreated underneath the undergrowth. A Willow Warbler was heard here too and a Brimstone flew down the path too.
Looking at the site at the bottom by the small silver birches a group of Herpetological Society people were doing a reptile & amphibian survey all over the site so decided to leave them to it & retrace our steps.
I have included some more photos of one of yesterday's male Adders.