Tag Archives: Cypress Knee

Between the Knees

From the still wet duckweed you could tell this young Alligator had recently climbed out of the pond.

Young Alligator, Duckweed
Young Alligator, Duckweed

I hadn’t spotted him until I was right up to him. I backed up to get a view of him threaded through the Cypress Knees.

Young Alligator, Cypress Knees, Duckweed
Young Alligator, Cypress Knees, Duckweed

And back a little more to capture the whole pond-side scene.

Young Alligator, Cypress Knees, Duckweed
Young Alligator, Cypress Knees, Duckweed

Frog, Big

I haven’t seen many frogs around the various ponds I visit. Usually I just hear the splash as they disappear. I heard this one and his pals in a croaking chorus long before I got to the pond. I finally spotted him near the edge of the water. At least two others were answering in the deeper reeds.

He was huge! Bigger than my hand.

Big Frog at Edge of Pond
Big Frog at Edge of Pond

This is a bit further out in the pond, which is the same pond that the Barred Owls hunt around. The frogs might live longer if they didn’t announce themselves with such enthusiasm.

Cypress Knees and Reflections in Pond
Cypress Knees and Reflections in Pond