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A large aquatic frog introduced to the UK in kent in 1935 and can now be found in East Sussex and Southwest and West London. Due to the males loud croaking this species of frog is also known as the Laughing Frog.
Spent an Enjoyable Morning in 2017 with a pair of Royal Terns… Life is Good.
Royal tern usually feed on small fish such as anchovies, weakfish, and croakers. Fish are their main source of food but they also eat insects, shrimp, and crabs.
When feeding on small crabs the royal tern does not use its normal plunge-dive technique, but instead uses short shallow dives so that they are concealed from their prey. The royal tern also uses this technique when hunting flying fish.
The royal tern nests on island beaches or isolated beaches with limited predators. It lays one or two eggs, usually in a scrape, an area on the ground where a tern has made a small hole to lay its eggs.
In some cases, tern eggs are laid directly on the ground, not in a scrape. The eggs incubate from 25 to 30 days; after the eggs hatch the chicks remain in the scrape for about a week. About two weeks after hatching the chicks
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A large aquatic frog introduced to the UK in kent in 1935 and can now be found in East Sussex and Southwest and West London. Due to the males loud croaking this species of frog is also known as the Laughing Frog.
Haven’t posted an animal pic for awhile, thought I’d better hop to it. Struck up a conversation with this little guy, he was well educated , every book I mentioned he’d reddit. Quite the philosopher to, told me that “time’s fun when you’re having flies”.
Okay no more, puns , heading off to listen to some hip-hop..
Have a fun weekend everyone 😀
Oh, the caption … glad you asked. It’s Morse Toad for The Frog
DENCE waterside vegetation, very shy, tail constantly flicked and jerked, coming out only to drink. You hear them more than see them, with very loud piercing croaks and clucks.
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GAMBIA TOUR feb. 2020
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FREQUENTS a wide array of freshwater habitats, very shy, rarely show itself, if disturbed as above it departs quickly with combined dash/ run and flight into cover, with a loud piercing croaks and clucks. A real joy to see, and this is the only image I had that was just about worth keeping.
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We took a Friday night drive and after traipsing through ankle deep water in boggy marsh(I stepped in several holes, something that looked like a hand sized spider ran back into one) we wound up here @ 1am.....the moon had set, the stars were out.....the frogs were croaking.....it was heaven! and dry! :0) A midnight adventure to start out our weekend.
GAMBIA FEB 2019
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GENERALLY active at dusk, flying from the roost on large rounded owl-like wings, with harsh croaks. Favors fresh and brackish watercourses, with adjacent dense tree cover. AT FIRST LIGHT from my apartment balcony three pairs could be see at the top of the mangroves each day, then as soon as the sun was visible they dropped down into the dense cover for the rest of the day. This was the best I could manage, a bit distant, but one amazing heron, hope you enjoy this one.
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Little Geraniums are so often over-looked in the garden. They bloom every year quietly and reliably with very little fanfare. That's why I wanted to give these little Geraniums from my garden some star treatment :)
"There's a flame of magic inside every stone and every flower, every bird that sings and every frog that croaks ... a deep, wild magic that's as old as the world itself. It's in you too, my darling girl, and in me, and in every living creature, be it ever so small. Even the dirt I'm sweeping up now is stardust. In fact, all of us are made from the stuff of stars."
~ Kate Forsyth
Australian crows and ravens are challenging to identify; concentrate on call, throat-hackles, behavior, and location. Calls include fairly short, repeated “ah-ah-ah” and a unique rattling croaking. Throat hackles can look impressive, leading to confusion with ravens. Inhabits many habitats in northern two-thirds of Australia and in New Guinea. The default crow/raven of Darwin, Cairns, and Brisbane. (eBird)
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Australian members of the Corvid family seem much shyer than their counterparts elsewhere, which makes them doubly difficult to photograph. This Torresian Crow was chasing something through the underbrush and I managed to get one in-focus shot before he was gone again.
Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. October 2022.
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Green frog (Lithobates clamitans or Rana clamitans), Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Happy Sliders Sunday!!
Pondering that frozen concoction...
Wildwood lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Title reference to Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville"
Go large...
The weather reports were favourable. There would be some fog, but unfortunately no fog and no sun.
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Yellow-Billed Cuckoos have a primal-sounding, croaking call that they often give in response to loud noises. Their tendency to call at the sound of thunder has led to their colloquial name, the “rain crow.”
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A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Large, glossy-black bird with a wedge-shaped tail. Larger than a crow with a longer, thicker bill. Distinctive shape in flight, with rather long, swept-back wings and long tail. Note smoother, steadier wingbeats compared with faster, choppier wingbeats of crows. Extensive range throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, coniferous forest, coastlines, sagebrush, tundra, and grasslands. Often solitary or in pairs, but can gather in small groups. Typical call is a loud, guttural croak, but makes an astonishing variety of other strange noises. Compare with Chihuahuan Raven in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, and with various large, all-dark crows and ravens in Europe and Asia. (eBird)
When we started birding in 2005, ravens were unusual enough to take special note. Now, you can expect to see one on nearly every birding outing. So interesting to see how things change over time.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2022.
Is this not just the cutest face?
The best part of living by a pond is to hear their wonderful low croaking in the night.
Chunky little bird found in the understory of lowland forest across much of Central and South America. Male is all black with a blue crown across much of range, but in southernmost part of range (southeastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and western Brazil) body is greener with a yellow belly. Female is difficult to separate from other female manakins, but note relatively bright lime-green upperparts, yellow belly, and dark eye. Displaying males can be found in widely spaced leks; otherwise, most likely to be found singly, perched quietly or feeding at a fruiting tree. Listen for froglike “see-pur-wee!” call, with the first note high and thin followed by lower croaking notes.
This little female seems to have a tick embedded in her neck.
Pipeline Road, Panama. January 2014.
They were very restless and chasing after each other. For us above all it was very amusing to watch and to hear them
The scenery was not as quiet as the image might suggest. In the background is a bog in which numerous frogs were croaking loudly. The spot is situated exactly in the approach corridor to Cologne-Bonn Airport. Landing aircraft flew over me twice....
Wahner Heide, Germany
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The Milky Way photographed at Bodie Lighthouse in Nags Head North Carolina. The one thing I wasn't expecting this night was the thousands of frogs croaking in unison!
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
I don’t need to look in my garden pond to know that the Common Frogs have arrived from their winter hideaways… I can hear the males croaking even with the kitchen door closed. There are currently 17 Frogs in my pond and the females have been busy producing clusters of spawn in the shallow margins. The eggs are small and black, encased in clear jelly. Up to 2,000 can be laid in a single clump. Depending on the weather, young tadpoles will emerge after around three weeks.
An Anhinga in all its mating glory colors and feathers
A long-necked, long-tailed swimmer of southeastern swamps. Often seen perched on a snag above the water, with its wings half-spread to dry. Can vary its buoyancy in water, sometimes swimming with only head and neck above water (earning it the nickname of 'Snakebird'). Often solitary when feeding, it roosts in groups and nests in colonies. Looks rather like a cormorant when perched, but not in flight, when the long tail may be spread wide as the Anhinga soars high on outstretched wings. Anhingas are silent at most times, but around nesting colonies they make various croaking and clicking sounds.
I shot this with a flash using a MagMod at -1.3 f-stops to fill in the shadows of the black feathers and provide some detail - which I usually don't do, but it seems to have worked here.
Great Egret
From Cornell:
Great Egrets make dry, croaking sounds, nasal squeals, and other harsh calls. They are particularly vocal during breeding season as they go about establishing territories, courting, forming pairs, and maintaining pair bonds.
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While all the Little Egrets were quite social with each other everywhere else in and around this lake, there seemed to be a dispute about this one spot.
These birds are mostly silent but make various croaking and bubbling calls at their breeding colonies and produce a harsh alarm call when disturbed. To the human ear, the sounds are indistinguishable from the black-crowned night heron.
Little egrets are sociable birds and are often seen in small flocks. Nevertheless, individual birds do not tolerate others coming too close to their chosen feeding site
Taken in Camargue National Park, France
-Egretta garzetta
Large, glossy-black bird with a wedge-shaped tail. Larger than a crow with a longer, thicker bill. Distinctive shape in flight, with rather long, swept-back wings and long tail. Note smoother, steadier wingbeats compared with faster, choppier wingbeats of crows. Extensive range throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Found in a wide variety of habitats, including desert, coniferous forest, coastlines, sagebrush, tundra, and grasslands. Often solitary or in pairs, but can gather in small groups. Typical call is a loud, guttural croak, but makes an astonishing variety of other strange noises. Compare with Chihuahuan Raven in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, and with various large, all-dark crows and ravens in Europe and Asia. (eBird)
I don't know what these two birds were discussing, but it looked pretty intense. Perhaps the ownership of the crab? Perhaps a sharing agreement? The bird on the left took a few nibbles during the five or so minutes that I watched these two interact.
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia, Canada. May 2022.
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A Creen frog in the canal at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Sanibel Island, Florida
USA
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of reddish egrets in the United States — and most of these are in Texas. They are classified as "threatened" in Texas and receive special protection.
The reddish egret is considered one of the most active herons and is often seen on the move. It stalks its prey visually in shallow water far more actively than other herons and egrets, frequently running energetically and using the shadow of its wings to reduce glare on the water once it is in position to spear a fish; the result is a fascinating dance.
It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects. The bird's usual cry is a low, guttural croak.
Reddish egrets' breeding habitat is tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. These colonies are usually located on coastal islands. These birds have raucous courtship displays.
They generally involve shaking of the head during the greeting ceremony, followed by chases and circle flights. They also involve raising of the neck, back and crest feathers, accompanied by bill clacking, similar to the tricolored heron. – Wikipedia
Once upon a time, the pine tree, that spring is already approaching.
The mole croaked grimly: - He will surely come by car.
The hedgehog turned stern: - Rather on a scooter.
The snake hissed: - I don't believe it, he'll come on a bicycle.
The blackbird whistled: - I know something about it, he will come by plane.
- From where again," said the magpie, "I do not take my eyes off her
and last year in May I saw her on the streetcar.
- Not true spring usually arrives by motorcycle!
- And I will prove to you here that it is by car.
- Not true, because in a carriage!
- In a carriage? - What are you saying?
I can briefly declare that he goes by his own boat!
And spring has come on foot.
Already the flowers are enjoying her , already the grasses are growing before her
And they are humming - welcome spring!
my unprofessional translation of a poem for children - ,,Spring is coming'' author Jan Brzechwa
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Nycticorax is a genus of night herons. The name Nycticorax means "night raven" and derives from the Ancient Greek νύκτος, nuktos "night" and κοραξ, korax, "raven". It refers to the largely nocturnal feeding habits of this group of birds, and the croaking crow-like call of the best known species, the black-crowned night heron.
These are medium-sized herons which often are migratory in the colder parts of their ranges.
Adults are short-necked, relatively short-legged and stout herons; the two extant species both have a black crown and a whitish belly, while the wings, chest, neck and auriculars are grey or rufous depending on the species. Young birds are brown, flecked with white and grey, and are quite similar to each other in the extant species. At least some of the extinct Mascarenes taxa appear to have retained this juvenile plumage in adult birds.
Night herons nest in colonies on platforms of sticks in a group of trees, or on the ground in protected locations such as islands or reed beds. Three to eight eggs are laid.
They stand at the water's edge, and wait to ambush prey, mainly at night. They primarily eat small fish, crustaceans, frogs, aquatic insects, and small mammals. During the day they rest in trees or bushes.
Pescadero State Beach
California
I saw about a dozen Caspian Terns roosting on a sandbar near the mouth of Pescadero Creek. They got very noisy when I tried to get closer, so I kept my distance. One of the articles that I read about these birds characterized their call as a "loud heron-like croak." That fits with what I heard.
This guy found himself in trouble. A friend called to say he was in her pool skimmer, and they were ready to add chlorine for the summer. I came over and grabbed him. Tomorrow he will be placed in a nice preserve with a pond near me. I fully expected it to be a Bullfrog.... but it's a Green Frog. These are the guys that sound like a guitar string being strummed. I asked him to pose for me, and he was gracious and was a very cooperative model.
JN Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Sanibel Island, Florida
USA
The reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder in Central America, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the Gulf Coast of the United States, and Mexico. There is post-breeding dispersal to well north of the nesting range. In the past, this bird was a victim of the plume trade.
According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, there are only 1,500 to 2,000 nesting pairs of reddish egrets in the United States — and most of these are in Texas. They are classified as "threatened" in Texas and receive special protection.
The reddish egret is considered one of the most active herons, and is often seen on the move. It stalks its prey visually in shallow water far more actively than other herons and egrets, frequently running energetically and using the shadow of its wings to reduce glare on the water once it is in position to spear a fish; the result is a fascinating dance. It eats fish, frogs, crustaceans, and insects. The bird's usual cry is a low, guttural croak.
Reddish egrets' breeding habitat is tropical swamps. It nests in colonies, often with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs. These colonies are usually located on coastal islands. These birds have raucous courtship displays. They generally involve shaking of the head during the greeting ceremony, followed by chases and circle flights. They also involve raising of the neck, back and crest feathers, accompanied by bill clacking, similar to the tricolored heron. – Wikipedia
The relaxing sound of frogs croaking in our near-by pond has begun. A sure sign of warmer days ahead.
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Yoshiike (吉池) is another pond hidden in the broad-leaf forest of Oku-susobana. It is also a habitat for the tadpoles of Mori-aogaeru frog.
Croaking of the arboreal frogs in high tone sounded like Kodama (木霊 meaning "spirit of tree") as appeared in Ghibli's Princess Mononoke. Doesn't it look like the abode of Forest Spirit?
This was a male Tree Frog. I knew where he was, because he was making a racket, but became quiet when he saw me.
Grey Tree Frog. Frogs at sunset. They are singing in my neighborhood. They too, appreciate a decent day. I saw the sun peek out behind this one.
A different experience in every season: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are exquisite, tranquil and inspiring all year round. Different footpaths, cycle routes and horse trails will lead you – with or without the aid of a forest ranger – through the beauty of one of the Netherlands' most unique areas of nature. There are no less than 80 fens in this stunning green expanse – pretty impressive, right?
Four seasons
Whether it’s the frozen fairy-tale fens of the winter, the dynamics of nature coming to life in spring, the musical croaking of frogs in the summer, or the explosion of colours in the autumn: Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens are a feast for all the senses.
Spot kingfishers, deer and roe deer, or bear witness to the wide variety of insects and water creatures in the fens and ditches. And after an exhilarating day of activity or sport, head to one of the large terraces to enjoy the peace and quiet and a tasty snack, lunch or dinner.Oisterwijk's Forests & Fens Groot Speijck Visitor Centre has a great terrace, as does Boshuis Venkraai. And both are ideal places to relax and soak up the surroundings.
Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia
The spectacularly bizarre Andean Cock-of-the-rock is perhaps the most popularly recognized bird of the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains.
Distributed from Venezuela to Bolivia in the Andes, this species is readily identified by its fan-shaped crest and brilliant orange plumage. Males spend much of their time displaying at leks, where they jump up and down on particular branches and utter low, guttural croaks. The name is derived from their preference for rocks and ledges as substrates for their mud cup nests.
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