I often hear rustling and movement in the tall grasses alongside the trail, and always wonder what little critters are hiding there. Today when I'd approach the grasses, things were hopping and moving all over the place, including the three creatures shown here. At the top is one of several grasshoppers, this one on a blackberry leaf, that I noticed. The middle shot is of another pond damselfly - I hope you can make out its pretty wings. And the bottom is, of course, another young Leopard Frog, one of three I saw jump into the tall grasses in a span of two feet. Apparently these frogs move onto the land in mid-summer, returning to the water in October or November to hibernate in the muddy bottom.
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