Posts filed in: Herps
Finally, Juveniles!
I’ve been doing a lot of complaining lately about not being able to find any Green Treefrog juveniles in or around the Wetlands. It’s August, mid-August, and there should be some juveniles clinging to the vegetation surrounding the muddy water of our Wetlands. On Wednesday (8/15), I found two of the little green gems sitting on the lance-shaped leaves of the smartweed at the end of the Boardwalk in Explore the Wild. There were also a few adults down inRead more
More pictures of things that are out and about.
What’s out and about, you say? Here’s a few things that you might see out in Explore the Wild and Catch the Wind on a walk around the loop. And finally, look who showed up! Was this the same Great Egret that stayed with us for several months last winter? See you next time! Read more
Three Pictures
Just three images from Explore the Wild this past week. —— —— —— —— And that’s all for now.Read more
Where are the Frogs?
I’ve been meeting nearly every week with Summer Campers at the Museum as part of a behind the scenes program where the campers get a glimpse of what the staff here at the Museum does as part of their normal routine. When they meet with me we conduct a survey of the Green Treefrogs around the Wetlands. Each week I have the campers fill out a data sheet with information such as the current weather conditions (temp, humidity, pressure, andRead more
Quiz Answered, Finally!
The long awaited moment is here. You have all probably been wondering what those two creatures in my last post are. Or maybe, if you read the comments on that post, you figured that Anna had correctly ID’d the frog and the ode and that there was no reason for you to comment. Well, let me first congratulate Anna because yes, she did get the IDs correct!! The herp is a Green Frog and yes the ode is a BlackRead more
QUIZ TIME!!
Two mystery creatures for you to ID while I work on another bigger mystery…more about that later. Both of these animals can be seen here at the Museum. In fact, both photos were taken in our Wetlands within the last week. Clues for the above: I’m about 4 inches long. My last name is Frog. I’m not always green as in the picture above. Bonus points if you can guess my sex (male or female). Clues for the odonate above:Read more
Catbird Defends Nest
The urgent, squeaky cries of a catbird in the willows off to my right could be one of two things, a dispute between two rival male catbirds or a nearby predator (more likely). Since there were a couple of cardinals and at least one towhee involved with the squawking and carrying on, it could only be one of those things, a predator was nearby. The intruder was either in the trees or just below the birds and the birds were mobbingRead more
Turtle Report
I’ve gotten several reports over the last two weeks of turtles laying eggs at various locations around the Museum’s outdoor areas, places like the Train Station and the Red Wolf Overlook. The turtles were, according to descriptions given me, Yellow-bellied Sliders and at least one Eastern Musk Turtle. Unfortunately, I wasn’t on site at the time and the turtles went unmarked or, if they had marks on them, they were not recorded as such. Yesterday (6/13) around 9 AM, aRead more