In the wild, frog romance is a raucous affair. When it’s time to mate, the female eastern gray tree frog makes her way to the pond, when there could be hundreds of potential suitors each calling to ...

We heard frogs a lot in spring. A trio began calling as soon as the ice went out. Two tiny ones - chorus frogs and spring peepers - woke from a hibernation to quickly find open water and begin their ...

DENNISON TWP. – The gray tree frog has a couple odd things going for it. First, its feet are equipped with tiny suction cups, enabling it to climb any surface with ease. Second, it can change color to ...

As we exit this awesome month of August, the world of nature continues to be filled with varied and interesting happenings. For the first time since mid-April, we have a setting sun before 8 p.m. The ...

On nights of early summer, treefrogs can often be heard calling from South Jersey wetlands. As a group, these “sticky-fingered frogs” are easily recognized. Their toes end in mucous-covered discs that ...

Not long after ice out — usually early to mid-April — a procession of peeps, trills, chuckles, chortles, snores and bellows begins in the Northern Michigan outdoors. These are not the sounds of humans ...

Recently I visited a wonderful place called the Cape County Conservation Nature Center. While there I photographed these two complacent frogs. The frog on top is a gray tree frog. The one it is ...