Brandon's Herp Adventures: Spring Peeper

[SternyCam]

How did you know those were leopard frog eggs?

[chaosmage99]

Lol so cute eh !

[gaara924]

aww they're so tiny lol.... they make a loud sound for such a small animal!

[epb471]

Yesterday was warm here in NY and the Northern Variety was singing like crazy. There is a lot of leaf litter so it was very difficult to find one. I was successful in capturing a specimen! Going to try to find a female and never saw a tadpole either!

[SnApPyDude486]

i hear them everyday

[ariskk88]

You don't hear them every day, thats dumb.

[staffxsarge]

@ariskk88 i do anyway.....if u go to the depths of the woods.............ull here a couple............i find them in the winter too...........but there r not many that peep then....i just got one today though....so they r more of the spring type frog........u dun know any way .........u dun live anywhere near me

[staffxsarge]

@ariskk88 yeah.....how is that dumb?

[ariskk88]

@staffxsarge because there is a reason why they call them spring peepers.

[staffxsarge]

@ariskk88 i know im not stupid

[ariskk88]

@staffxsarge I wasn't saying the video was dumb, I was saying the guy that hears them every day is dumb since you can't hear them every day since they are only out during the spring. Other then that I have no idea what your even talking about?

[staffxsarge]

@ariskk88 i know u were not calling the vid dumb...........im not gonna explain to u anymore..........

[ariskk88]

@staffxsarge I didn't see your explanation to start with due to youtubes new UI, so I was a little lost with your previous comments.

[ScooterMcBean]

Nice video, I've got lots of peepers at my place.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I havnt heard peepers in a while cant wait to here that PEEEEP!!!! PEEEEP!!! Again

[xxxHERPERxxx]

got it

[FBking4life]

thats so cool

[epb471]

Nice video!! Been searching five years admist a huge chorus and finally caught my first one! Went back to film them too. It helps to look for their distensible throat sacs. I have tried short peeping whistles with the little frog in captivity and he peeped back! He will actually match my speed and tempo. Will go tonight and try this experiment with them in the wild. Thanks for posting a very interesting video.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I like calling with them as well, it muffels out my foot steps.

[epb471]

Its pretty amazing. They will call back to you even in the wild, matching your speed and tempo. Also they will start "peeping" if you call to them even before they start chorusing! Have not yet seen a mating pair or tadpoles. The lack of pond weeds makes them easy to spot where you are. Nice video!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Well these ditchs are full of weeds now. It was just early in the year. Calling back works well with Ornate Chorus Frogs to.

[epb471]

Dont believe they live in our range. We have Spring peepers and Eastern Grey tree Frogs. Also heard bullfrogs and Fowlers toads at the same pond. I live in NY. The pond here has had trememdous floral growth after March. I was there yesterday and it appears the Peepers stopped calling now.

[monckee]

HI Brandon! I'm a preschool teacher and was so excited to find your video to show my kids at school. Thanks for the great video and for your sense of humor too!

Susan

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Hey, thanks for sharing my videos! I did the same at the college. Thanks alot.

[5326turk]

Hi....you did a nice job....thank you.  I was just out trying to find some peepers to show my 5-year old son...it was day time and we found none. We may try at night some time per your suggestion. Just a suggestion...you should get a head lamp and you would have both hand free. Take care...isn't God's creation amazing!!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I suggest after dark. It might be getting alittle late for them. I dont believe in god so I wouldent know.

[5326turk]

Well you surely should believe in God....consider the order and complexity of the creatures you observe....would you ever consider saying your bicycle, home, shoes, etc. just ....."came to be"? No way....well same principal with what you observe in every creature you see. Seek Him while you're young...start with the Bible. Don't let the scripture be fulfilled in you that say's..."they worshipped the creature more than the Creator". Take care.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I used to believe, then I relized how much hate religion has brought upon us all. No one is a servent of god, other wise their would be no crime. Alquada thought that they were doing god's work by doing suicide bombings. If some people werent so dim witted, they would relize how much evidence is against the exsistance of god. Believing in god is just a way to make humans feel comfortable and make them feel that they are more important than the rest of the creatures. Evolution created us.

[dann2ptf]

I went out this afternoon around 2 pm to shoot a video of them around a local pond. There were a few random peeps, but they were pretty inactive. I went out again at 6pm and they were peeping with abandon !

[eighthrock]

This is great

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks

[shadowkitty56]

Hey Herper,

I hear the little fellas outside my window at night , huge chorus of them. I live in MA right near a pond: should I go looking for them there or elsewhere? Where do they like to hide?

[xxxHERPERxxx]

They like to hide in tussocks of grass that are in and around water. The only good way to find them is by sound. Try calling with them to get close because it works.

[FordMustangV62000]

Nothing better than falling asleep to Spring Peepers!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

True to that! I keep my windows open at night to listen to these guys.

[FordMustangV62000]

Man I already found 36 Garters in two days!!!

[maarakailet1]

Sweet! I'm more an amphibian person than reptile. Love frogs! So cute!

[Sheply008]

Thank you for "bringing me along" on your frog tour. I always wondered what the peepers look like.  Now I know!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Hey thanks! I am glad I could help you in anyway. They are really cool frogs. I always had trouble finding them but with some help from a friend, I could find them easily.

[islandherps]

at my cottage we are surrounded by ponds and swamps and the noise by these guys are defining, no joke when you go outside in april you can't hear yourself think

[brainsfornothin]

What a great job! That was amazing! I live in NE PA and look forward every year to directing the peeper chorus. I've found that by whistling the right note I can get the males to "sing" with me!!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeah I know! I can go out and peep with them to get them all roused up!

[TomatoFrogs211]

Great video. Spring peepers are very cool.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeah they are intresting.

[Pieishman]

nice

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks

[SLE335]

Excellent video - I loved hearing those frogs chirping. Sure wish it was spring here!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeap me to, thanks alot!

[x0HERPER0x]

Awesome! Nice vid man! Next year im going on a trip with school to the US in January. It would be awesome to meet you man. 5/5*****

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Great man, I will be more than willing to meet up with you. I hope all goes well and thanks for the compliments,

[despeleta]

wow...you've gotta have some patience to film calls like that!

great job brandon...

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeah It seemed relativley easy but I guess it's different with different frogs. Thanks man.

[RoflViking]

Well done.  You should get a tripod and and set up then start taping the herps so theres no camera shake. It will dramatically increase the quality IMO and make the vids look more professional looking.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeah I have one it just doesent attach to the camcorder. I will get a thing though for it. Thanks alot man.

[Zelnicky]

Great Video Brandon !

Even though it is warm here, the corus frogs and peepers are not singing yet.

Hopefully, they will be out soon.

Best Regards

John Z

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks John, yeah it is 72 degree out and it's only 9:04! How have you been?

[Zelnicky]

Hanging in there. Found a big fense lizard today under stuff I was moving. Flipped the tin, but no snakes under it yet.

Checked the spring, but no frogs out yet.

Hopefully they will be out soon.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Awesome man. I have been having some fun over the weekend. I got two snakes! I do have footage but it will be awhile before I upload. Hope things begin to heat up your way.

[CaterpillarGiraffe]

Cool finds, froggies :D

[xxxHERPERxxx]

FOGGIES!!!! Gotta live them frogs. What the weather like up there?

[joefarah06]

Great finds Brandon! I grew up with spring peeps and they can be really tough to spot, so very nice job on that footage! Great start to the year man!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks alot joe, yeah they can be hard to find. But I'm hoping to get some other frog vids up. Anything crawlin about over your way?

[Ad3m08]

Great vid Brandon ! well gonna sub! :D

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks alot man, I appreciate your subscrption!

[herpnut]

I wanted to get out sometime this weekend, but I have no ride to get anywhere! It's horrible! lol Great footage too! I love hearing all those sounds at night.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Get On A Bike, its the best way to get close to things. No noise basically and your free to roam.

[herpnut]

Yeah that's what I usually do. But the only great place to herp around here is an hour car ride so thats a long time for a bike. It's still fun to just herp for the common things real close. Everything is something to me, even if its just a little American toad.

[koolraulHeavyMetal]

Excellent shots Brandon!! Going herping at knight is awesome except for those pesky dogs..heh.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks bro, Yeah I hate dogs because they always chase me for some distance, but that what snake hooks are for.

[reptileskater]

dude those r some kool frogs

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks bro!

[skullmaster430]

very kool vid :)

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks!

[mevidek]

Wow, the frog on the road was so small! But they are really cool, I often hear them in my pond!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thats great man, they are accually calling like hell right now, as well as some brimleys chorus frogs which I must find tonight,

[mevidek]

Cool, at night (especially when it is raining) they croack A LOT!

[mvskokee918]

good stuff man

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks bro.

[WildlifeKeegan]

i found shit today man im pissed off

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I found a yellow ratsnake finally, and 20 spotted turtles.

[b8guyz]

coool

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man.

[JordanFraley]

Very nice man, Those spring peepers are defining out here lol

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Haha yeah man they are so prevalant in all wetland habitats, man made or not.

[smetlogik]

good job on the video, we won't hear those sounds for a few more weeks at least.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks Rob, do you guys got spring peepers?

[MikeTheHerper]

Awesome, Brandon! The spring peepers aren't calling yet at my place, but I went out last night and I did hear and find about 50 wood frogs. I just got batteries for my camera and I hope to get out tonight and film some.

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Yeah you wont have to wait long, they have been calling for weeks now. Since early february.

[OneFootedAce]

great vid, the footage on the calls were amazing, the eggs were really cool too!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man, yeah I was excited to get some shots of that stuff.

[geckokid94]

what stat are you in im in mich and yeserday i wanted to go herping but i had to go to a party :(

[xxxHERPERxxx]

I live in N.C. Partys are alright but over rated.

[HordeFTL]

Wow those calls where really cool!!

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Arent they?

[jeffxl12]

excellence video. Should be several videos this weekend should be great hunting

[xxxHERPERxxx]

Thanks man, yeah I'm hopin to get some more up soon.