Noisy Wood Frogs in Spring

Last month I happened to walk by a pond where the Wood Frogs were having their annual orgy. It was one of the first sunny days of spring…still chilly but the sun was warming the water. The hoarse clacking sound drew my attention first; it reverberated through the vegetation around the shallow pool. As I got closer I saw that there were a lot of frogs - in the water, on the rocks.

Then I noticed the masses of frogs surrounding a female. The frogs were celebrating the warmth of the day with in a frenzy to start the next generation.

There was a couple near the orgy that seemed oblivious to the ruckus!