Eye of Newt

This red spotted newt wasted no time in finding the new pond. I remember playing with these critters in the old pond when we were kids. Below is a red eft, the immature version of the newt. This one was on the front sidewalk. They spend the first two to three years of their lives in this form wandering around on land, then transform into the mature version and return to the water to breed, remaining there for the rest of their lives.