Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Spring Peepers!
Posted by
Molly Smyrl
When we were hiking past the marsh at the 1812 Homestead today, we were surrounded by the sound of spring peepers. Spring peepers are tiny frogs, generally no larger than an inch in size. They breed in the spring in freshwater ponds and marshes, and the overwhelming "peeps" that we hear are the males trying to attract mates. Many people consider spring peepers to be one of the most quintessential signs of spring...so we were excited to hear them!
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You know, I was just thinking yesterday about how I miss spring peepers and red efts. Sadly, I haven't discovered any in Pennsylvania yet.
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