With just a little bit of daylight left, we headed into Norfolk County to check on some easy to observe rocks. We struck gold (well, tan) with a wee DeKay's Snake who sped off as I clicked. Jerk.
Andrea then flipped a second, more shy, DeKay's.
Two days later, it was another steamer so we headed straight to the second spot, getting there at roughly 6:30 PM. Rain was threatening; it was hot and at about 300% humidity. The temps were good for our first American Toad on the year!
I got my camera on what I consider the true harbinger of Spring, the Red-winged Blackbird (#65).
A sexy gold-sparkled Leadback!
A larger American Toad, huddled up under a bike ramp. I hope he doesn't get squished.
We walked along the trail next to the train tracks hoping for a snake but the air was heavy and sprinkles were starting. Surely the animals weren't smarter than the humans! Again. But the humidity and incoming rain would be good for one thing... amphibians. The Peeper calls started to get deafening. We went up to a pool to try for a shot of one but I just couldn't find one to photograph. (It didn't help that it was getting dark rapidly and we'd forgotten our headlamps!) I mean, they were right there but I just couldn't see one.
Mother Nature threw us a very nice bone when we saw this lovely Leopard Frog next to the pool, our First-of-Year!
This is only the second Leopard we've ever seen at this park and the first in a few years.
We never did get a shot of a Peeper this night. But with two FOYs and a beautiful Thursday Night walk, we're not complaining.
Also of note was a lunchtime Red-eared Slider that Andrea saw in the lagoon on the Charles River on her lunch break earlier in the week.
Invasive, yes, but still beautiful and tenacious. I've yet to see one.
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