Urban Nature Pictures 2/28, Lost Pond Reservation

[urbpan]

I saw movement in the shore of the icy pond, and pulled out a tadpole.






This is our way into the reservation. The sign indicates that it's also the entrance to Brookline's "Household Hazardous Recycling Drop Off Center."

Comments

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

If we see a large, jet-black tadpole over here, it's time to call the Toad-Busters...

http://www.stopthetoad.org.au/

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

No cane toads here! I doubt their tadpoles could survive a winter in a frozen pond.

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

Clearly you underestimate the power of this invasive amphibian. It took them decades, but they crossed the Nullabor Plain. They laugh in the faces of our most potent Elapids!

I find it ironic that they're turning up scarce in their native Amazon. We'd be more than happy to ship several hundred thousand to Brazil!

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

It's that way all over: rock pigeons on the decline in the Mediterranean, a house sparrow shortage in the UK, etc. I wish I could see 5, 10, 50 million years into the future to see how it all winds up!

[wirrrn.livejournal.com]

I wish I could see 5, 10, 50 million years into the future to see how it all winds up!

-Find a vampire. Or a Time-Lord *g*