Saturday, June 21, 2008

Tree frog

The main character of the season in suitably damp looking habitat. Mori ao gaeru as he is known. They are active during the day, but they seem to perk up more when the sun goes down. It took me a minute to spot this little chap in the tree over our little pond, and I didn't stick around too long to find more. I could hear three voices before they zipped it when I started lurking about under them.
I think I spotted a couple of tiny toads too. These newly metamorphosed tadpoles are taking advantage of the rainy weather to make their escape from the pond on their way to seek their fortunes.