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Pregilla blog: March 2009
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Thursday, March 5, 2009. A pair of amphibian videos. On a recent trip to California, I took a few videos of the local amphibian breeding activity:. Calling Pacific Chorus Frogs. The pacific chorus frog is a common frog on the west coast of North America; its geographic range goes from British Columbia to Baja California. In the United States, it can be found in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. You can learn more about this frog at Pacific Chorus Frog Natural History.
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Pregilla blog: April 2009
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Saturday, April 18, 2009. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Ohio Nature Blog. Midwest Native Plants, Gardens, and Wildlife. I am a biologist studying ecology and evolution, with a focus on amphibians. View my complete profile.
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Pregilla blog: December 2009
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Saturday, December 19, 2009. Pacific Treefrogs Riding Christmas Trees. Earlier this week I was contacted by Tammy Davis, Project Leader of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Invasive Species Program. She sent me a few photos of a mysterious frog that turned up in a Christmas Tree in Alaska. The person who had bought the tree was curious about the frog, and sent in the photos to Tammy. The photos were clearly a Pacific Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris regilla. The observation of these frogs being moved so far...
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Frogdawn's Nature Blog: Serviceberry
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Sunday, April 19, 2009. All around the EDC right now you can see the Downy. These small, slow-growing trees are native to Indiana and were planted in front of the building and in the backyard habitat to provide food and shelter for wildlife. Some varieties of Serviceberry grow as a shrub, rather than a tree. In some parts of the country, Serviceberry is also known as Shadbush, Shadblow, Juneberry, Sarvisberry, Sugarplum, and Saskatoon. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thanks for stopping by! I am a pa...
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Frogdawn's Nature Blog: September 2009
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Sunday, September 6, 2009. We usually think of spring as the time for wildflowers, but a surprising number of flowers bloom throughout the summer. Some of my favorites appear towards the end of summer - I know that when the purple ironweed. Blooms, fall is not far away! Also known as wild carrot, is a familiar sight along roadsides and open fields. It was introduced from Europe and is considered an invasive weed in many areas, as it can outcompete. Both are members of the parsley family, Apiaceae. Is a m...
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Frogdawn's Nature Blog: September 2014
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Thursday, September 11, 2014. Oh Deer, One Naturalist's Perspective. I might be what one might term as an "animal lover." The current critter count includes. Here are a few points that might help clarify:. And thank you, for your kindness to our planet.). A tiny white trillium that is one of the first to bloom in spring, as early as February sometimes. When I came back as a full-time naturalist in 2001, I looked for it every spring, but never found it again. An attempt to grow some native beneficial plan...
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Frogdawn's Nature Blog: Baby Praying Mantises
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Sunday, December 20, 2009. Over the summer we found several big green Praying Mantises. Around the Earth Discovery Center. We kept one for several days in a container to show students and visitors, and to our delight it laid a brown, styrofoam-like egg case (also known as an " ootheca. We spent the rest of the afternoon rounding up the 50 or so baby mantises that had scattered all over the desk, floor, and walls. Here are the six survivors, now living in vials with a foam plug on the top. We put them...