I can't believe it, but spring peepers are calling from the small marshes in Hanlon Creek. And if you listen carefully, you'll hear the wood frogs too.
Spring peepers just call a strong, loud peep ... peep ... peep, while wood frogs sound like a hidden flock of gabbling ducks - you'd actually swear that they were ducks chattering to each other, until you see the wetland and there are no ducks, but the sound is still coming.
They're especially loud on warm evenings, and they're certainly a few days early this year, thanks to the high temperature. Both species like a marsh with shallow water and 'emergent' vegetation like bulrushes that they can climb up on, and won't be heard much around deeper ponds. But it's the biggest welcoming sound of spring to me.
About Me
- The Furry Gnome
- Meaford, ON, Canada
- This blog started out to document the seasons and the landscape of the Beaver Valley here in one of the most scenic spots in southern Ontario. Since then we've moved to Meaford, in the next valley over, on the Bighead River and right on the shore of Georgian Bay. I have become more and more interested in photography, while pursuing my other love of writing. My blog lets me put them together and keep exploring a little bit every day. Unfortunately I am now in a wheelchair following complications during surgery, so my photographic adventures are going to be a little different. But still, I hope you enjoy my observations!
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