Pictures And Descriptions:
Pictures Form The Vernal Pool:
A Video Of A Lot Of Tadpoles
A Video Of A Lot Of Tadpoles
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| A Red Eft |
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| Undefined |
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| A Picture Of The Vernal Pool |
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| Another A Picture Of The Vernal Pool |
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| Another Picture Of The Vernal Pool |
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| Another Picture Of The Vernal Pool |
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| A Rotting Birch Log In The Vernal Pool |
Pictures Of Our Pond:
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| A Bull Frog Named Blubbers |
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| Blubbers (Bull Frog) |
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| A Pickerel Frog |
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| Another frog |
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| A Tadpole |
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| A Spring Peeper |
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| Blubbers (Bull Frog) |
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| Some Geese That Came To Our Pond |
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| Another Picture Of The Geese! |
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| Some Water Beetles |
Great photos! How exciting to see all the inhabitants of your pond. By the looks of it, the geese may be taking up residence for awhile. Identifying frogs in the wild can be trickier than one thinks. In particular green frogs can be difficult to distinguish from bullfrogs. And leopard frogs are easily confused with pickerels. For the green vs bullfrog dilemma, noting the presence or absence of a dorsal lateral ridge is helpful. For the pickerel - leopard frog quandary, I look at the shape of the spots. Leopard frog spots are more of an oval shape,pickerels tend to sport more rectangular-shaped spots.
ReplyDeleteBesides their size, the wood frog (Rana sylvatica) and the spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) have other notable differences. While the wood frog wears a black bandit mask over it's eyes, the spring peeper has an "X" on it's back, hence the scientific name "crucifer." Your picture of the spring peeper is an outstanding example of this physical characteristic.
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