After the big storm last week, the orchard was so noisy that the sounds out there woke me in the night. I understand that there are toads in the desert that stay dormant and only appear after a rainfall, but I don't really know if these were toads or frogs. Please leave a comment if you know what I was hearing.
Because this video was shot at night, I didn't expect to capture much to see. I was really making the recording to get the amazing and very loud sounds. By the next night, the toad/frog songs were silent and all I could hear were the crickets.
However, we had another storm tonight (Sunday, when I'm writing this post for Monday) and the sounds are out there again.
8 comments:
This sounds like frogs to me.
Wow, just read your harrowing storm survival story... Glad it is resolved and all over.
I have never heard anything quite like that! It went on all night? Hope you had air conditioning and could close up the house...or maybe it becomes a "white noise" after a while? Interresting!
I didn't take your advice a while back about the word verification and took it off my blog...it's back on now! Had a bad day yesterday.
Whoa, that is weird Clair... they don't even sound like frogs/toads. Such an odd sound. Visitors from Roswell, perhaps?!
:)
Are you sure that's not the creature from the pecan lagoon?
Thanks for the video--pretty creepy night noises. It would keep me up, for sure. Appreciate your sharing a bit of your world :O)
OH yeah the famous New Mexico Spadefoot Toads! They come out from the ground only when it rains to mate and lay eggs. We get a few of them in our pond every time it rains.
If you find some puddles in a few days, look for their tadpoles. You'll find thousands of them growing in a pond or large puddle.
The kids used to gather up a few taddies and bring them home to watch grow.
They are a wonderful magical bonus to living in The Land of Enchantment :)
~Lisa
Thanks for posting on my blog and including this link for the sounds recorded by a Flip!! Terrific!
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