03-03-12 Maydale

A few days after the wood frog mating frenzy, lots of egg masses in the vernal pools.
Very exciting to observe one late couple in amplexus at dusk. Spring peepers in full voice around the permanent pond.

Wood frogs (<I>Rana sylvatica</I>) in amplexus (several days after the big party)
Maydale Conservation Park, Colesville, MD

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Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) in amplexus (several days after the big party) Maydale Conservation Park, Colesville, MD

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