We were out on a toad hunt and had to rescue a few friends from the egress. Tilda loves to put her head in a bucket of frogs, but rest assured no frogs were harmed! We've got an American Toad and 2 Leopard frogs I believe. … [Read more...]
Evening toad hunt
MSU is having science fest this month and encouraging citizen science to count our populations of wildlife. It was warm & sunny today and this evening was a good rain. We heard a lot of spring peepers. We saw 5 toads and one tree frog and 2 nightcrawlers. No photos of the … [Read more...]
Buckets of Frogs
PSA - Check your egress for frogs/toads after the rain the last couple days. We caught & released 15 frogs this morning from our crawl space egress. Wood frog, leopard frog and green frog all about the same size. I rescue a few from here all the time. I try to check everyday, … [Read more...]
Michigan Society of Herpetologists
I just found this very cool website & group; The Michigan Society of Herpetologists. I am a “backyard” herpetologist. :) I’m hoping to be able to meet the group and see their displays at the Reptile Weekend Celebration at the Binder Park Zoo. Sounds … [Read more...]
Rescued a Wood Frog
We recently did some work on the entrance to our crawl space. We haven’t yet finished and put a cover on it, so it is a bit of a toad trap. When we let the dog out, we try and check the trap and make sure that no toads or frogs have accidentally jumped in the … [Read more...]
