Top 10 herp photos of 2009

Pine Barrens Treefrog (Hyla andersoni) Blackwater State Forest, Santa Rosa County, Florida - 1 June 2009 - shot with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens with fill flash using Gary Fong lightsphere diffuser


Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) feeding on Wandering Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans) - Apache Creek, Catron County, New Mexico - 9 August 2009 - shot with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 80-400 VR Telephoto zoom lens at fast shutter speed


Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Hidalgo County, Texas - 19 September 2009 - shot with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 80-400 mm VR telephoto zoom lens


Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus) Sierra Vieja Mountains, Presidio County, Texas - 19 July 2009 - shot with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens with 2 fill flashes mounted on tripods, each with Gary Fong diffusers


Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) Bouton Lake, Jasper County, Texas - 16 March 2009 - shot with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens with off camera fill flash


Rock Rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus) near Pandale, Val Verde County, Texas - 27 June 2009 - shot with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens with two tripod mounted fill flashes and Gary Fong lightsphere diffusers


Mountain Short-horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) Guadalupe Mountains, Eddy County, New Mexico - photos taken in situ with Nikon D60 and 105 mm VR macro lens with two tripod mounted fill flashes each with Gary Fong lightsphere diffusers


juvenile Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps) Ecofina Creek, Bay County, Florida - 10 June 2009 - photo taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 80-400 mm VR telephoto zoom lens


Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Sweetwater Creek, Liberty County, Florida - 3 June 2009 - photo taken in situ with Nikon D60 and Nikkor 105 mm VR macro lens with fill flash using Gary Fong lightsphere diffuser


Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor) Big Creek Scenic Area, San Jacinto County, Texas - 9 July 2009 - photo taken with Nikon D90 with 80-400 mm VR telephoto zoom lens and intergral "pop-up" flash