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February 19, 2008
CELERY FARM: First frog of the year
My wife and I walked around a very muddy Celery Farm yesterday, and the warm weather made it feel more like late March.
One treat was this frog, seen by the bridge to Phair’s Pond.
It looks as though this guy does not have webbed feet. As my wife commented, they look more like chicken feet.
Any thoughts?
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I am going to ask a bat expert what he thinks. My gut instinct is that it is too cold for bats, but what do I know? -
I saw this little frog in the paper the other day and this is the first opportunity I have had to write. Here are my thoughts: despite the snow in our area, I am convinced it will be an early spring based on the critter activity in our yard. The groundhog was out and about the first week of February (contrary to that Philly cousin). And the day before the snow my resident Mourning Doves were “getting frisky” in their usual romantic spot on the railing as the sun set. They have been seen there every year, but never this early! When I saw your frog photo I was amazed and it just seemed like another sign of early spring.
All of this leaves me wondering if it isn’t too early for bat activity too. We have a bat house in the yard (too shady a spot and left unused). However, there is an unusual poop pile under the shed overhang that has been growing for the past month. I have not opened the shed, because if it is bats I do not want to disturb them. (Especially since there is that disease going around). Any thoughts?
-D
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Jim Wright
Thank you for your comments.
I am going to ask a bat expert what he thinks. My gut instinct is that it is too cold for bats, but what do I know?
Diana & Jeff
I saw this little frog in the paper the other day and this is the first opportunity I have had to write. Here are my thoughts: despite the snow in our area, I am convinced it will be an early spring based on the critter activity in our yard. The groundhog was out and about the first week of February (contrary to that Philly cousin). And the day before the snow my resident Mourning Doves were “getting frisky” in their usual romantic spot on the railing as the sun set. They have been seen there every year, but never this early! When I saw your frog photo I was amazed and it just seemed like another sign of early spring.
All of this leaves me wondering if it isn’t too early for bat activity too. We have a bat house in the yard (too shady a spot and left unused). However, there is an unusual poop pile under the shed overhang that has been growing for the past month. I have not opened the shed, because if it is bats I do not want to disturb them. (Especially since there is that disease going around). Any thoughts?
-D