The morning sun was just warming the stones under which this frog was hunkered for the previous night, and so he was sleepy enough to allow me to get good and close for these shots -- Houghton Creek, Allegany County, NY
This common frog (Rana temporaria) male survived the winter on the bottom of cold stream and now he is ready to reproduction. He calls his loved frog girl by the loud croaking.The common frog is really one of the most common amphibian species in Belarus. They could be seen near the water objects, in forests, meadows, fields, swamps, and also near the human settlements.
Location Warrington, UK, May 2010, Frogs raised in captivity from sporn found in a local pond, approx 7 weeks old, some tadpoles develop into frogs quicker than others, some tadpoles are still have no legs at 7 weeks, other are almost a frog.