The last week of February is upcoming so I want to do a month end wrap up on my 5 Mile Radius challenge progress next week, what I have to share for this week is my latest YouTube upload of a visit to the Vernal Pool that I've been watching for several months now. It developed last October when all this rain began. Here it is February and it's still providing a great habitat for birds and frogs and it's still raining. I didn't get any frogs on the video, only lots of frog sound...I was so busy looking for birds. We have an abundance of Grey Tree Frog here, so that one I know...and Bull Frog, if I walk up at night I'm sure I could hear Bull Frog, I saw one hop in another vernal pool, last week he was huge wish I had been ready to snap a photo...his leap was so long one leap and he was gone, and what a splash he made!
The have a dynamite yellow color on their belly...
Im sure I will find lots of tad pole in the waters edge when it warms up a bit...this was taken in the month of May so I have to keep my eyes open.
They love to lay their eggs in our rain water barrels so I hope this year they will use the vernal pools if they are still around in may! So here is my video, its about 20 minutes so if you don't have time click the watch later icon in the upper right. This pool is a great habitat and I think you will agree.
Until next time...
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I think that your video is really quite good and you have a really pleasing range of species. I will watch it again for sure. The pictures of the Grey Tree Frog are superb. I have never seen one and I would love to. Vernal ponds here are used frequently by salamanders to lay their eggs, precisely because they dry up and hence do not habour predators. Any salamanders using your pool?
ReplyDeleteI do not know, but I would love to find one! We have ore lizard than salamander in this area but with the weather changing the way it is anything is possible.
DeleteYou have so many beautiful birds in that area. So many different breeds and they are all so gorgeous. So many songs, Great video
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo, I rally enjoy getting a bird while he is singing...really showcases how wonderful they are.
DeleteHello, love the cute tree frog. Your video is great, I enjoyed all the birds sounds and the bird sightings. The Vernal Pool is a great spot. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day. Wishing you a happy new week ahead.
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen! So glad you enjoyed the video.
DeleteHi Sondra, another good and interesting video. The frog was great , I like frogs. Those pools are a wonderful source for many species both for food and reproduction, particularly insects.
ReplyDeleteI like the opening sequence to your videos it really is a "we're going on a walk shot", and including the vid as a blog post is a good idea as your readers only have the one place to look and comment. all the best.
The gate opening is a fun sequence...I kinda of got that one by accident but glad I saved it and I used it for an intro to my Nature walks...we had 2 days of sun now it's back to gloomy weather and that does a number on my psyche. I just had no blog content this week thus the video. They say one picture is worth a 1,000 words.
DeleteI'd not heard the term Vernal before, interesting to read up on it! How lovely is that splash of colour on the frog! I've had a quick look at the video, it's good to see the birds in action :)
ReplyDeleteHI Pam, the Grey Tree Frog is quite a singer they love to sing at night also!
DeleteThat is a great frog .and I love that you have a vernal pool! (I’ve loved that word ever since I learned it...it makes natures green so much more special than, say, green paint or whatever). ..I clicked the watch later button, so I’ll be back.
ReplyDeleteI’m Back! Thanks for taking me birding at Vernal Pool. Your video is really good! I’m so impressed. What great bird habitat. The yellow rump warbler was great and that’s one time when a rump shot is the perfect one. (I get too many shots of birds that turn their backs on me, from now on I’m going to call them rump shots instead of butt shots ..,far more refined, don’t you think? I learned the difference between western and Eastern towhees...in Oregon, they have red eyes! Cool to know that! Loved this, so glad I came back to view it.
ReplyDeleteHi Sallie, and thanks for coming back and leaving this nice comment, it was fun to put together but it was long, I must try to keep them under or about 7-10 mins as everyone has ADD these days including me!
DeleteI like the rump idea much better.