Spring and most of summer have been monsoon season in the Columbus area. Average rainfall from April until now has been well above average. During a stretch in June, rain fell on 19 consecutive days.

Florida is often called the state with the most invasive animals, and a few of those are frogs and toads that have settled ...

Question: About two months ago I found a tree frog in my parents backyard and was curious about the species of the frog. From what I can tell it appears to be a Gray Tree Frog however it is quite ...

Recently I visited a wonderful place called the Cape County Conservation Nature Center. While there I photographed these two complacent frogs. The frog on top is a gray tree frog. The one it is ...

It is good to go walking outdoors with family and friends. Other people often notice or comment on a thing I would have missed or taken for granted because I was preoccupied. Sometimes when I am ...

All male frogs sing to attract mates, Maggie said, noting that each species has a distinctive song — the duck-like quack of the northern wood frog, the watery snore of a pickerel frog, and the ...

Much like Spider-Man, a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) can walk upside down on a smooth tree branch. This is thanks to its large, round toe pads that are equipped with special skin and mucous ...

We heard frogs a lot in spring. A trio began calling as soon as the ice went out. Two tiny ones - chorus frogs and spring peepers - woke from a hibernation to quickly find open water and begin their ...

For several years, two close friends, now both deceased, would join me to go birding in early May along the coast. We would take Route 2. It was customary to stop at the French King Bridge, spanning ...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- We've all heard of a state bird, a state flower, or even a state stone. But what about a state amphibian? That is exactly what one state lawmaker is trying to get on the ...

As we exit this awesome month of August, the world of nature continues to be filled with varied and interesting happenings. For the first time since mid-April, we have a setting sun before 8 p.m. The ...