In one of my posts last week, I made a comment about the sounds of spring in the forest. My friend Teri asked about the sounds and I told her they were the sounds of spring peepers. Spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) are small choral frogs that are named for the chirping call they make in early spring. With an abundance of time on my hands given the current state of affairs, I went to a pool that I know to have these little creatures to make some photos and an audio recording.
If you’d like to hear their sound, click here
This tune is dedicated to you, Teri.
BTW, check out Teri’s blog What’s Happening Ohio
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They have these little frogs in Puerto Rico called Coquí. Those things make so much racket at night if you’re not used to them it’s hard to sleep! And they’re pretty much invisible. You can hear the sound of one coming from some grass but good luck finding it. No matter how hard you look.
It took me awhile to find these guys. You really have to look. I can’t imagine finding them in the grass.
I’m always so excited to hear the spring peepers!
It’s like the first new life of spring!
Yes! I love how loud they are. IT’S HERE! SPRING IS REALLY HERE!
I’ll believe that when the snow melts.
Boy, do I hear that!
And no we are under the stay at home order….but we can go for walks.
It’s getting very scary.
Yeah.
Oh, I love the sound of those choral frogs, Chris. Stay safe. xx
Thank you Ally. You as well.
Thanks for sharing the recording. Such a unique sound, without a pause. 😄
Just heard the audio. So many of them. To be honest I’m a little creeped out by these tiny slimy creatures. But, I love how the nature is reviving. Today morning the sky was blue and the birds were chirping. Such a rare thing to experience in the city. Some positive during these times. Stay safe Chris! 💜
Yes, nature is continuing in all of it’s beauty. I’m glad you got to experience hearing all of the birds. Thank you. Stay safe my friend. And stay off the streets. I just read whee you’re all locked down there in India.
Yes we are safe and have enough supplies.
I love the peepers. We have them I. Our pond and later the bullfrogs join in. The chorus is deafening. Quite wonderfully so. But your picture! Wow, Chris …. I’m stunned. On a comic note, i turned on the audio and my dogs went bat crazy!!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed them. It was tricky photographing them. The sound is odd. When I played them on my computer, closed caption was on and the computer thought it was laughter.
Pretty. 🍃💜
Thank you!
Thank you for thinking of me, Chris! Some how I thought they’d be higher pitched ♥
My pleasure, I’m glad you enjoyed them and the shout out.
Most definitely!
Great picture Chris! The audio was fun to hear too, thank you for including it! Have a good night
You too. 💤
Thank you! The picture and the sound both made me smile. (And I think I know where the inspiration for Gollum came from!)
I’m so glad you enjoyed them.
What a lovely sound! 😀 Although I can imagine that they could let you stay awake at night. 😉 The photo is fab, how close did you get for this one before he/she sprang away?
Thank you. I simply crouched down and stayed still. This was taken with a zoom lens. It was 2-3 meters away.
It’s the staying still that can be tricky sometimes, especially when your camera begins to get heavy in your hands! 😉