The Northern Green Frog
The Northern Green Frog, well the frog season is about over. The tadpoles have grown up and are marching across the ground as I write this. They are everywhere, this first picture was taken after the thousands of eggs hatched. Each green frog lays about 3000 to 5000 eggs each. It looks like a black cloud swimming in the pond every spring. You can see my video I made here; Amphibians at My Pond
The first frogs that come up out of hibernation are the Spring Peepers, which I do not have a photo of yet, and now all I see are these green frogs, that circle behind the eye is technically their ears. They feel vibrations, these frogs are the ones that sound like one string on a banjo playing.
This is mom or dad, who appears to be watching over all the kids in the pool. Believe me when the tadpoles are this small, the frogs seem to be staring at me when I get to close.
The Northern Green Frog
27 Replies to “The Northern Green Frog”
Beautiful! 😀
Thank you Nuno 🙂
Wow great pics a salways
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Laugh! Drink in some happiness
Thank you Mr. Ohh 🙂
That’s amazing that they watch you so closely when they are just tadpoles … 3,000 of them. Animals, birds, even amphibians care for their young much more than some humans do. It never ceases to amaze me. Nice up-close frog picture and the tadpoles as well.
Thank you Linda, you have to sneak up on the adults to get there photo.😊
Ho scelto la rana cone soggetto principale di un mio dipinto
Thank you 😊
Very interesting Sandra, that you have so many frogs there, they are a good sign of good rainfall.
Yes, they survive very well at this pond. A good habitat for them.
What a rare-bit!
Thank you DC 🙂
One big happy family ! Nice shots Sandra.
Thank you 🙂
Brilliant pics! In the third pic, the tadpole kind of sort of looks like a tiny tiny little rat with two eyes, from a certain angle 🙂🤪 The frogs have such captivating eyes!
🙂 I can see that, they are so strange looking as the legs start to grow in. 🙂
Nice blogpost
But be aware of the dangerous Tree Octopus ….
Kind regards
I had to look that one up, I have never heard of that one. Very funny, 🙂
I love frogs ! 🐸
Thanks, Sandra, have a great day,
You to Francine 🙂 thank you
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Here’s hopping for a good weekend!
I do enjoy your puns Gerry, always makes me smile. A wonderful weekend to you also 😊
Wow! Now this is totally different from your usual bird-posts. 🙂 Love the frogs. They have such beautiful colors. I guess they’re difficult to photograph, but I sure hope you’ll post other species if the occasion arises.
Thank you Jo, yes I sure will. Frogs are hard to photograph, they blend in so well with nature and then they hear the vibration of my foot steps and dive under water when I get close. This one seemed to be guarding the others so it did not move. There are salamanders also around, but they hide even better than frogs.
Frogs are vibrant in colors.
Yes, their green blends well with the vegetation around the water.