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Red spots in a mudhole

Posted in Amphibians, tagged Eastern newt, newt, red-spotted newt on July 4, 2017| 1 Comment »

They are awfully prominent.

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Northern green frog trying to hide

Posted in Amphibians, tagged northern green frog on July 4, 2017|

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This is not a juvenile bullfrog. The two species are very similar, but the northern green frog has ridges that run from behind its ears down its back. Bullfrogs don’t have this feature.

Bullfrogs, of course, get gigantic, so once you see a fully mature bullfrog, there is no mistaking them.

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Wood frogs announce spring is coming

Posted in Amphibians, tagged wood frog on March 5, 2016|

The wood frogs are spawning now. I caught these two in amplexus.

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Wood frogs are the first frogs to come out. This is the species that freezes in the winter and comes out fine as soon as it starts to thaw a bit.  They have blood that acts as sort of an anti-freeze agent that prevents the tissue from being damaged.

They can lay eggs in frigid water, and the tadpoles will be fine.

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Winter is slowly fading from us. The wood frogs are the first sign.

 

 

 

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Northern green frogs

Posted in Amphibians, Carnivorans, tagged northern green frog, raccoon on August 3, 2015|

They love to hang out in muddy trenches on logging roads.

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These frogs are closely related to the American bullfrog, but for whatever reason, they are much more common here than bullfrogs are.

Of course a congregation of frogs will attract their predators!

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I don’t think there is a raccoon anywhere that can pass up some frog legs. (Or the rest of the frog for that matter).

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Footage of a Cope’s gray tree frog calling

Posted in Amphibians, tagged Cope's gray tree frog, gray tree frog on June 21, 2015|

I’ve never got footage of one actually making the sounds! It was misting rain last night, and he was calling from a black cherry tree!

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Penny toad

Posted in Amphibians, tagged American toad, penny toad, toad on June 20, 2015|

I cam across the first fully metamorphosed American toad of the year this morning. They are about the size of pennies, and one good name I’ve heard for them is “penny toads.”

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Big ol’ frog on a log

Posted in Amphibians, tagged American bullfrog, bullfrog on May 25, 2015|

Very large bullfrog:

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Northern green frog hides in the mud

Posted in Amphibians, tagged Green frog, northern green frog, tadpole, wood frog on May 4, 2015|

While a wood frog tadpole eats gunk of its back!

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Newt porn

Posted in Amphibians, tagged amplexus, Eastern newt, newt, red-spotted newt on May 4, 2015| 1 Comment »

Two red-spotted newts engaging in amplexus. It’s rough!

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Wood frog tadpole feeding

Posted in Amphibians, tagged wood frog on May 4, 2015| 2 Comments »

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