Spring Peepers 2019

[dado potato]

Late this afternoon I was sitting out with a book, and I thought I could almost barely hear spring peepers.
As the sun was going down in the evening, I stuck my head out the patio door, and by-damn! It was them again.

I will be sleeping with the window open tonight!

I so-o-o love to listen to the spring peepers. To me they are the melody of spring, green shoots, new life.

I often think of them in winter, hunkered down in the frozen muck. The spring thaw is everything to the little amphibians.

If I ever need to explain happiness, this would be it. Able to move, able to eat again, able to mate (that's what all the peeping is about, I suppose!)

[razz]

Lucky you! They are an enchanting sound in spring.

[iris lilies]

This thread inspired me to go to a website that identifies bird songs. They are singing this morning all over the place and I’m trying to figure out who is producing the dominant song around here.

I didn’t have any luck. I listen to songs of robins, Cardinals and Jay’s —those are not it.

[nswef]

Maybe bluebirds Iris?

[dado potato]

In my backyard is a song sparrow... singin' his little heart out.

[razz]

Song sparrows are so dominant in their singing in spring and lovely to hear.

[iris lilies]

Maybe bluebirds Iris?
Not a bluebird, We don’t have them in the city. I listen to a couple sparrow songs because we have so many sparrows around and maybe it is a sparrow. There is a sub species of sparrow that was created here in my neighborhood they are unique they have unique markings.

[frugal-one]

This thread inspired me to go to a website that identifies bird songs. They are singing this morning all over the place and I’m trying to figure out who is producing the dominant song around here.

I didn’t have any luck. I listen to songs of robins, Cardinals and Jay’s —those are not it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX9uODHi0zg Think it is a frog!

[Teacher Terry]

I love spring and birds!

[Float On]

My little pond is full of frog eggs. The peepers have been loud. It won't be long till the "sheep frogs" (actually toads) come back. They are super loud!

[nswef]

We went fishing yesterday at a lake nearby- actually the water reservoir for a small town. The peeper frogs were very active, the first time I had ever seen them up close and in action. They reminded me of middle schoolers! They were deafening! We also saw an osprey, first time for me as well.