This guy is one of a gazillion that inhabit local ponds and the banks of the Loire. Their distinctive sounds can be heard from quite a distance especially when they all get together to give a concert. In reality, of course, this noise is all about mating, and this is mating season. The other distinctive feature of these frogs are the large air "bubbles" in their "cheeks" they create in order to produce the mating sounds. This is all too complicated to explain, so here is a video I took that shows them in action in a little pond alongside one of my favorite bike routes near Amboise.
J'ai appris un nouveau mot: mating. Merci Stuart.
ReplyDeleteCette vidéo est fantastique, non seulement comme document mais comme un exploit d'avoir pu si bien capturer ce moment. Et le dernier plan sur les herbes aquatiques est très très beau!
Je vais indiquer cette vidéo à ma fille pour ses élèves.
C'est bon, car j'apprends beaucoup de vos commentaires !
DeleteNice video - that is a noisy pond!
ReplyDeleteWhen a bunch of them all get together it is indeed quite loud!
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