Can't call it spring without a photo of another distinctive species from early spring. The spring peeper (hyla crucifer) gathers at mostly small ponds with woody vegetation around them and calls loudly and often. Darn near deafening when you walk into an area with a lot of them as it is a very piercing "peep" they make.
This photo was taken an hour ago at a small pond in the woods in Mingoville, Pennsylvania where there were about a dozen or so frogs calling. I didn't even know the pond was there, but just walked through the woods following the sound until I arrived. It is still early here but the trees are all nearing full leaf out and wanted to get a peeper photograph before they disperse. These frogs are only about 3/4 inches long and have very camouflaged coloration so I rarely see them during the summer.
This photo was taken an hour ago at a small pond in the woods in Mingoville, Pennsylvania where there were about a dozen or so frogs calling. I didn't even know the pond was there, but just walked through the woods following the sound until I arrived. It is still early here but the trees are all nearing full leaf out and wanted to get a peeper photograph before they disperse. These frogs are only about 3/4 inches long and have very camouflaged coloration so I rarely see them during the summer.
A spring peeper (Hyla crucifer) peeping in Mingoville, Pennsylvania
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