It was a really warm day today - maybe 70 degrees. I knew there might be a chance that the wood frogs would be singing in the woods off of Ship Road. But we haven't had much rain, so there may be no vernal pools. I got to almost the end of the path through the woods when I heard the familiar clap sound of the wood frogs. Not loud, but definitely they were there. I crossed through the woods and quickly found a little pool with lots of little wood frogs. They immediately disappeared. And stayed silent. Really silent. I decided to wait them out. I sat down at the edge of the pool. Read the New York Times on line. Checked my e-mail and texts and then looked up and there was a wood frog peeking through the water. Just his eyes. It took a good hour but finally I could get a few to pose. I decided to leave after about an hour and just walked back to the path. By the time I had gotten back to the path, the wood frogs started singing their songs loud and clear. I couldn't resist. I circled back, but this time I put the sun to my back and was able to take a good picture from a good vantage point. Here he is:
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| The Wood Frog - Ship Road |
