Day 133: No, you won't see any frogs in the video. The fern is simply something to occupy your eyes while your ears enjoy today's post. Easterners may brag about their "spring peepers," but here in the Pacific Northwest, the singers of Spring are Pacific Chorus Frogs, Pseudacris regilla. They are out early this year and abundantly, but they are very hard to spot. A footfall, even on soft grass, is enough to hush them. If you want to see these tiny but operatic vocalists, park yourself at one of their hangouts and be prepared to remain motionless for fifteen minutes or more.
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.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Chorus Frog Chorus
Day 133: No, you won't see any frogs in the video. The fern is simply something to occupy your eyes while your ears enjoy today's post. Easterners may brag about their "spring peepers," but here in the Pacific Northwest, the singers of Spring are Pacific Chorus Frogs, Pseudacris regilla. They are out early this year and abundantly, but they are very hard to spot. A footfall, even on soft grass, is enough to hush them. If you want to see these tiny but operatic vocalists, park yourself at one of their hangouts and be prepared to remain motionless for fifteen minutes or more.
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Pseudacris regilla
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