Pond life plus

I felt certain the summer-like weather yesterday would bring out the turtles, and I wasn't disappointed.  Especially since I spotted this little fellow, no more than 3 inches in length.  I wouldn't be surprised if it was a hatchling from an over-wintered egg.  It's the smallest one I have seen to date at the marsh.  (Note the snail at the lower right hand corner of the shot.)

What I also discovered yesterday, in the same small pool below the sewage lagoon, were these two tadpoles, just below the surface of the water.  They are probably bullfrog tadpoles.  Apparently bullfrogs don't reach the adult stage until their third summer after hatching.