Amphibians

By Words | Published February 23, 2011

More rain and mist today. The ground is saturated, and visibility down to almost nothing for much of the day. The amphibians don't mind though, and with slightly clearer air this evening (and working close up) I was rewarded with a very active pond. Several more frogs have arrived, though the numbers are still well below the annual peak. The newts are lively, with juveniles and adults foraging among the weed and venturing out of the pond. Watching them is like having a window on another world.


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.

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15 Comments

  1. CedarFox February 24, 2011 at 3:02 am #

    Cool frogs! 😎 I think ours are all frozen solid…

  2. RobinL February 24, 2011 at 3:02 am #

    Words, very nice shots! I do like amphibians! Seems like only yesterday everything was frozen there! You can ship some of that warmer weather here. It's still freezing!

  3. serola February 24, 2011 at 11:02 am #

    Very lively pond 🙂

  4. cakkleberrylane February 24, 2011 at 2:02 pm #

    Great photos! Nice to see your ponds and amphibians thawing out. Spring must have arrived!

  5. gdare February 24, 2011 at 6:02 pm #

    It seems like spring is close in your island. Here – 20cm of a new snow :left:

  6. Words February 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm #

    Darko, that's a lot of snow! With a bit of luck we'll stay clear of it, but you never know. A couple of years ago we had snow in April.

  7. Words February 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm #

    Robin, the thaw came quickly when it arrived. It's good to see life returning to the pond (though I would like to see a few more frogs).

  8. Words February 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm #

    Sami, yes it's pretty busy in there, despite being small (and largely neglected!).

  9. Words February 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm #

    Lois, yes I think we are heading for spring. I even saw some blue sky toady today 🙂

  10. Words February 24, 2011 at 9:02 pm #

    Eric, it's amazing how they survive the big freeze :smurf:

  11. cakkleberrylane February 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm #

    😆

  12. gdare February 25, 2011 at 7:02 pm #

    Still snowing :left: Hopefully it will stop by sunday…

  13. SittingFox February 25, 2011 at 8:02 pm #

    Low cloud and very wet ground here too :right:

    But there is wildlife for all weathers and I'm glad you've got so many amphibians to watch! The last shot really helps show how tiny newts are.

  14. Words February 25, 2011 at 10:02 pm #

    Adele, we're back with the fog today… and now rain though it's hard to tell the difference. The newts are really quite small, until you line them up with a damselfly nymph… I lose track of size peering through the lens. They all fill the viewfinder 😉

  15. Words February 25, 2011 at 10:02 pm #

    Darko, we've had more mist today. Maybe we could swap 😉