The spring rains have not only caused the grass to develop vigorously but they have also caused the puddles to burst with lots of wiggling tadpoles. There is a puddled area behind the house which is full at night of very vocal singing frogs, and that is teeming with fledgling frogs. I took a picture of the little fellows as they wriggled about looking for food. This area tends to dry up by mid-June, at which time they must move on to the damp forest to the west of this spot for the summer. The seasonal wet spot seems to be a sufficient environment to keep the frog population in good shape because they show up at this spot every spring.
