Two mallards in a Chick-Fil-A parking lot.

Don't ask.  This is quite atypical for a Ford truck.

Cut-leaf toothwort.

Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans).  This 1-inch long breed of frog can jump up to six-feet and is a relatively common, non-climbing tree frog throughout the central Atlantic states.  They are common on the piedmont but much less so on the coastal plain.  Unfortunately these frogs a quite short-lived, rarely exceeding 1-year old.  They are however prolific and a great food source for many species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles.

They are called cricket frogs because they sound like crickets.  They have a triangle shape behind the head and eyes and a Y-shape down the back that can be a red hue as were ours, or quite variable in color, with color tones including yellow, orange or green.

I worked with Erica and Abby today, and Erica was able to spot and capture numerous critters.  Our site was a 'herp' fest!  This is a spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata).