Shelton, Connecticut
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Animal Species

These are some of the animal species I've encountered in the Shelton Lakes area. Click on the thumbnail photos to view full size.

 

Spotted
Salamander
salamander
woodlands; breeds
in vernal pools
Spotted Turtle
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vernal pools
& swamps

 

 

Wood Frog
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woodlands;
breeds in vernal pools
Bull Frog
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Hope Lake
Eastern Box Turtle
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woodlands
 
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Red Shouldered
Hawk
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swamps
woodlands
Pileated
Woodpecker
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forests
Red-bellied
Woodpecker
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woodlands
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White Breasted
Nuthatch
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woodlands
Scarlet Tanager
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woodlands
Great Blue Heron
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Hope Lake
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Kingfisher
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Hope Lake
Rufous-Sided
Towhee
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Powerlines
Turkey
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woodlands
powerlines
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Chipmunk
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woodlands
powerlines
Cottontail
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powerlines
Whitetail Deer
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Woodlands
powerlines