In our area, there are only two large frogs that you are likely to find in the warm waters of a lily pond — the green frog (Rana clamitans melanota) and the bullfrog (R. catesbeiana). The biggest ...

A green frog rests in the shallow stream of clear water that drains out of my meadow. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON For most people, Memorial Day marks the first day of summer. The official first ...

A mink frog sits on a lily pad in midsummer. Note the yellow-green lip. This summer frog is very aquatic and rarely on land.

Not long after ice out — usually early to mid-April — a procession of peeps, trills, chuckles, chortles, snores and bellows begins in the Northern Michigan outdoors. These are not the sounds of humans ...

Although it might sound like a kooky way to spend a warm evening, Enger performs a valuable service for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by helping determine the state s frog and toad ...

A trio of green frogs strummed lazily in the late summer heat along the edges of the oxbow pond at Mosquito Hill Nature Center. The largest common frog found in our area — with the exception of the ...

With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...