Weekly Puzzler Answer #56
This HUGE sound is made from a very TINY frog, a spring peeper, one of our earliest to start calling in the spring. Their latin name is pseudacris crucifer. The
Weekly Puzzler #56
Okay, so the other night when I was walking back from my pond exploration I came over a rise and heard this very deafening sound. I am thinking many of
Guess Who I Saw at the Pond Last Night
It is 6:15 pm. I sit on the ground, hidden amid dried reeds beside a pond, looking out at the still water. The vegetation swallows me and the camouflage
Weekly Puzzler Answer #54
Most people who heard the singing and looked to find its cause, identified this amphibian as a frog. The sound however is made from an American Toad–Bufo americanus– a creature few
Weekly Puzzler # 54
I spent last Saturday at The North Carolina Arboretum, walking around with my camera and chatting with people attending Nature Play Day. At the entrance to the Bonsai Garden, I
5 Sayings You’ve Probably Heard… but Did You Know They’re False?
Hollywood and our society in general have perpetuated many myths about some common plants and animals. For years these sayings have been passed down as TRUTH, resulting in a lot
A Frog that Changes Color!
So this week’s Creature Feature is the Common Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) and the Cope’s Gray Tree Frog( Hyla chrysoscelis). I am doing two because these two frogs are