365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, May 3, 2014
Pacific Chorus Frog, Pseudacris Regilla
Day 213: On March 9, I posted a photo of a grey-brown Pacific Chorus Frog, the little critter almost indistinguishable from the decaying leaves on which it was resting. This image shows a specimen in typical spring/summer coloration. This species is highly variable because Pseudacris regilla has the ability to camouflage itself, although the transformation of its color and markings may take weeks to occur. The alteration is initiated by a response to light rather than to environment, i.e., a long period of cloudy weather would return this frog to the dull browns of winter.
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