Tree Frogs

We’ve had a brutal winter this year, and it has lingered, with a transition from March snow and ice to heavy rainfall in April. Nevertheless, you can see spring is finally on the way. Shrubs are starting to leaf out, and any day now the native redbuds will be the first of many trees to bloom.

For the last few evenings we have also heard tree frogs, which are among the earliest creatures to emerge after the long winter cold. Their calls are like a high, sweet whistle, quite distinct from the croaking and singing of pond frogs that comes later.

It’s a welcome sound.