Hop skip and drip drop
Tonight was one of the first warm rainy nights that gets herps all hot and bothered… or rather, cold clammy and bothered. It was a game of “Bufo! Watch out!” Bad form to crush your study subjects with your boots. There are too many leapfrog jokes to make.
These are all southern leopard frogs hoping to get lucky:
Amplexus up close and personal (should note that I wasn’t the one to take this picture):
I love these little guys. We found several of them wandering towards a breeding site I hadn’t known about.
On the less awesome side, we got pulled over by the police after we left the park. Herping’s such a suspicious activity, you know.
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