While poking around the garden the other day I found an adorable visitor, a small frog called a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) resting among the brightly colored flowers. This amazing little ...

Many creatures can be found in the milkweed, from monarchs to milkweed beetles, from aphids to lady beetles. Birds, such as the yellow warbler and the indigo bunting, often use milkweed seeds as ...

Sometimes things are not as they seem in the animal kingdom. While there are many species that employ a method of mimicry to give them the appearance of another species – usually a harmless creature ...

This week I’m writing about things that go peep, croak and brr-wum in the night. If you’ve ever been near water at dusk or at night, you know what I’m talking about. We’re talking about frogs.

Cicadas are not the only thing making noise in the woods these days. Northern gray tree frogs are calling their hearts out in Warren County looking for mates. With the warm humid weather settled in 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 ...

It was a chilly, sunny autumn morning when I discovered a frog in the grass below a maple tree in my yard. The cool weather had slowed its metabolism, and it hardly moved when I picked it up and held ...

I saw the beautiful frog and muttered to myself "safe in the arms of mother duck." I then chuckled, thinking how that might sound, as ducks are known to eat frogs. In this case, however, all was well ...