This evening while on back deck meeting with pool guy and trying to converse
over the loud chorus of Cope's Gray Treefrogs*, a large bird flew directly over
us. Initial thought was Great Blue Heron. I grabbed up the binoculars I just
happened to have close at hand. The bird turned and last of the setting sun
cast a glow on the all white feathers of the GREAT EGRET, a new yard bird!
As darkness fell, the treefrogs began converging down inside our above ground
pool that has about 4" of collected rainwater. Considering the frog fest
that's been going on for several hours now with frogs even climbing up and over
a 6' wood privacy fence, the pool liner replacement will have to be put on hold
until the tadpoles emerge and they can be safely collected and transferred to
another holding container. Does anyone have a shallow kiddie pool they would
like to donate?
*Audio recording of one singing frog on Sunday evening has been reviewed and
confirmed as the first documented record of Cope's Gray Treefrog in Augusta
County. Given the numbers in our backyard this evening, they've been around
for a while or they fell from the sky during last night's storms.
Brenda
Brenda Tekin, Stuarts Draft, VA - www.birdsofvirginia.com
BlueMountains Nature Photography, including Birds of Virginia
brenda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx / Cell: (434) 962-4936
"Leave behind what you find; if you must take something, take pictures."
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