tadpoles
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Hi, Hoomans! The last couple of months have been a whirl! All I remember is…
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For six years, tadpoles have morphed into tiny chorus frogs in my backyard ponds. But…
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“Oyez! The Summer Session of Frog Court is called to order, Judge Jeramiah Bullfrog presiding,”…
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But of course the damsel flies are not really drinking; they are laying eggs. They…
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I am so happy to walk into the back yard and have fledgling birds whirring…
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Multiple robins have occupied my yard for months now. Somehow their presence seemed to make…
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“Oyez, I call Frog Court into session,” rumbled Chief Justice Jeremiah, himself a very large…
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These frog eggs sacs presented a vivid image within a few dys of the mating. …
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Although evening temperatures skirt 32 F, the native Chorus Frogs of NW Oregon continue to…
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On February 3, 2020, several chorus frogs assembled around my back yard ponds and began singing,…
I always loved nature, ever since I was a barefoot kid chasing tadpoles and minnows…
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A year ago, I attempted to resurrect a handful of lotus seeds, that had sat,…
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He wakes up at dawn and peeks out the window, looking for the heron feeding…
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Some years I stop seeing my tiny backyard frogs by August. The Spring-hatch of tadpoles have…
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Dozens of tadpoles are morphing into tiny frogs in my backyard ponds. This year, they…
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In August, many tadpoles in my hand-dug backyard ponds change into small chorus frogs. For…
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Can you tell the difference from 10 feet? At night? When it’s buzzing right at…
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For the fifth year in a row, the tiny native Chorus Frogs have returned with…
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For over a decade, Great Blue Herons have visited my backyard ponds in NW Oregon. …
Herons are taking fish and frogs “to go” out of my backyard ponds, for trips to their…
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Less than 30 days after the chorus frogs began mating on the Spring Solstice in…
