tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post3941109933357843803..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: All Hopped OutMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-59047206227354041732019-04-13T05:25:38.677-07:002019-04-13T05:25:38.677-07:00I don't know if the eggs are reabsorbed. Back...I don't know if the eggs are reabsorbed. Back in the day when there were thousands of spring peepers coming to the ephemeral pool near me, it wasn't uncommon to find dead, gravid females after the event. I have no idea what killed them. Now there are just a handful of peepers and those are the males, maybe four or five.Bruce Mohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170656188990284530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-43047592562583283532019-04-11T13:50:46.766-07:002019-04-11T13:50:46.766-07:00Most frog egg masses must morph in still water, wh...Most frog egg masses must morph in still water, which probably explains the puddle versus the stream. If only we didn't fill in the many former wetlands. Reminds me of the old song, "...We paved paradise and put up a parking lot."Shawn-PDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650222218928785611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78000005298203793092019-04-11T04:19:14.769-07:002019-04-11T04:19:14.769-07:00Also, 'tadpole' and 'pollywog' are...Also, 'tadpole' and 'pollywog' are excellent words. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40691850711552105412019-04-11T04:17:03.198-07:002019-04-11T04:17:03.198-07:00Weeks ago we had a couple of unusually warm days....Weeks ago we had a couple of unusually warm days. I was walking around the block (a nice 2 miles) and heard a cacophony of bird-like shrieking sounds coming from the woods. It was wood frogs. They are cinnamon colored with very pointy noses, and one of the earliest frogs to begin courting in spring. A neighbor's pond was FULL of them. Down at the bottom where the road turns through the woodsSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853238256715757283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48008846983566814082019-04-10T23:30:46.361-07:002019-04-10T23:30:46.361-07:00I'm glad you all get out and do your bit for t...I'm glad you all get out and do your bit for the continuity of the frogs, but I'm really sad to hear the numbers of females are declining. Let's hope for better numbers next season.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-246606797340416052019-04-10T20:17:25.799-07:002019-04-10T20:17:25.799-07:00You are a marvel of nature, Murr. (or did I mean ...You are a marvel of nature, Murr. (or did I mean "for nature?"Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765620834311598057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58072117587632989182019-04-10T14:43:09.884-07:002019-04-10T14:43:09.884-07:00Hopefully this was just an off year. At least you ...Hopefully this was just an off year. At least you helped as much as you could, and for that those frogs can be very thankful.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25394022747744964362019-04-10T12:40:35.289-07:002019-04-10T12:40:35.289-07:00"but we can improve the world one pink frog a..."but we can improve the world one pink frog at a time, at least for a while. And so that's what we're going to do." Bravo... what a positive outlook! I listened to someone talk about praying for a new little sewing machine to tell her that she should continue to quilt for the church... and that so messed with my head I needed to hear about frogs. Thank you for making my day!aDecemberGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070382700540097142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46140441680784732362019-04-10T12:22:59.632-07:002019-04-10T12:22:59.632-07:00I already feel better knowing you will be put in c...I already feel better knowing you will be put in charge of everything, even though it looks like it will mean more work for me.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23489620977578446822019-04-10T11:26:40.502-07:002019-04-10T11:26:40.502-07:00Thank you for each and every precious frog you sav...Thank you for each and every precious frog you saved.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19894827628756045102019-04-10T11:04:24.485-07:002019-04-10T11:04:24.485-07:00When they finally put me in charge of Everything, ...When they finally put me in charge of Everything, I will make you Secretary of All Critters, and you can name your Committees. ~sigh~Leslie Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17933649274394414938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46865692975323173312019-04-10T10:14:13.256-07:002019-04-10T10:14:13.256-07:00Turtles totally count.Turtles totally count.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-22369916025731513542019-04-10T05:57:42.850-07:002019-04-10T05:57:42.850-07:00Well, take some solace in the fact that you did wh...Well, take some solace in the fact that you did what you did to help them. We don't have anything like that around here, but I do stop and help the occasional turtle get to where its going. Not much I can do for the deer, though.jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357820440454534635noreply@blogger.com