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Pond Life
2008.04.27
1. You may recall the toad mating scene I posted a couple weeks ago. Well, now there are independent creatures hatched from those egg strands -- no more than black heads with tails -- but thousands of them!
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1. You may recall the toad mating scene I posted a couple weeks ago. Well, now there are independent creatures hatched from those egg strands -- no more than black heads with tails -- but thousands of them!
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2. Sometimes they cluster close together and spin around stirring up the sand on the bottom of the shallow pond.
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2. Sometimes they cluster close together and spin around stirring up the sand on the bottom of the shallow pond.
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3. This frog was hanging out in the muck, blending in with all the slimy green-grays of the pond matter. His gorgeous eyes let me know he was there.
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3. This frog was hanging out in the muck, blending in with all the slimy green-grays of the pond matter. His gorgeous eyes let me know he was there.
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4. And speaking of gorgeous, isn't this a handsome Mallard drake? Check out the stylish curl on his tail!
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4. And speaking of gorgeous, isn't this a handsome Mallard drake? Check out the stylish curl on his tail!
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5. His mate was trying to figure out what to do about human interlopers, so she got up off her rock and sauntered over for a closer look at us.
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5. His mate was trying to figure out what to do about human interlopers, so she got up off her rock and sauntered over for a closer look at us.
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6. She had to scratch along the way.
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6. She had to scratch along the way.
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8. A steady gaze, and then . . .
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8. A steady gaze, and then . . .
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9. "Quack!" It was interesting that the drake's voice was far softer than this hen's. More of a soft purring sound. But this lady had a lot to say!
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9. "Quack!" It was interesting that the drake's voice was far softer than this hen's. More of a soft purring sound. But this lady had a lot to say!
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11. At a distance we saw a pair of geese with their four goslings. They were appropriately protective of their new ones, and we didn't get very close.
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11. At a distance we saw a pair of geese with their four goslings. They were appropriately protective of their new ones, and we didn't get very close.
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12. And at the very end of our trek, we encountered a flock of wild turkeys -- out for a Sunday stroll in the woods like we were.
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12. And at the very end of our trek, we encountered a flock of wild turkeys -- out for a Sunday stroll in the woods like we were.
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My boyfriend and I took a long walk in the woods today and lingered at several of the ponds I like to visit. Here is some of what we saw.
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Comments
Very nice pics. Do you think that the frog hanging out by the tadpoles is the father? I watched a documentary once. It said that the father's keep an eye on the tadpoles and knows all of his "children".
WOW! I missed this set initially somehow, I'm glad I got to see it, these are amazing! The shots of the duck with it's mouth open made me laugh, and the frog and turkey shots are awesome!
