The Robin is the first sign of Spring here and I’m looking forward to that sighting. I will be jumpung up and down saying no more high electric bills, winter is over !!!!
No signs of Spring here in northernmost Maine. Lots of snow, Can-Am sled dog races next month, lots of ice fishing still going on, and over a foot of snow expected on Tuesday. Ain’t no Peepers here!
Spring peepers are incredibly loud… but a welcome sound here in VA. The funny part is when they’ve been “singing” for hours and then all of a sudden they all stop…. it’s at that point you start to understand the term “deafening silence”… then they start back up and all is well.
Never lived anywhere with peepers, but I heard kokee frogs in Hawaii one time. An invasive species about the size of a quarter, they are so loud you can hear them inside a closed car going 50 mph.
Soon we will have the geese and ducks returning from some place I probably wish I had been, and they will start the mating behavior. They get on top of roofs and just make the most incredible racket! The males fight, the females strut around, it’s incredible. I live near a pond. The deer finished their dance, the coyotes are probably done, so it’s big bird time. I already saw one big Canada male goose stake out his spot on a neighbor’s roof. It’s probably the highest one around. Then the swans will come. When they fly overhead, it sounds like a small helicopter. The geese don’t.
As a kid I always listened for those. As an adult I listen for when they stop suddenly, signaling the arrival of a monster/alien/zombie/IRS agent/vampire/etc..
In my neck of the woods, if there is a cold snap in late November through early December, and then back to the normal (low-‘60s during the day and mid to upper ’30s at night) we will get spring peepers at Christmas. Then we usually get them off and on in early to mid February. After Valentine’s, we hear the peepers all through March.
One of my cousins collected a bunch of them one summer night and put them in a jar. He left the lid partially off so they could breathe and went to bed, leaving the frogs in the living room. Of course, it was knocked over by the cat and my aunt awoke to little peepers all over the house.
pschearer Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I have heard them in the trees for decades but have never once seen one. I hope they are as cute as in that next-to-last panel.
Dirty Dragon almost 3 years ago
Do you know “The Michigan Rag”?
Truth Seeker almost 3 years ago
They already started their love song here in SC, it amazes they as cold blooded creatures can be so active when the temperature is around freezing!
maureenmck Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I’m guessing Janis is removing the Christmas wreath, and not hanging it up?
amethyst52 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
We have the dearest little green or brown Pacific Tree Frogs here. I’m always careful when I’m outside I don’t step on one. I haven’t heard them yet.
saylorgirl almost 3 years ago
I live near a Marsh and when Spring comes the peepers are singing. I love the sound because I know Spring is here.
annefackler61 almost 3 years ago
The Robin is the first sign of Spring here and I’m looking forward to that sighting. I will be jumpung up and down saying no more high electric bills, winter is over !!!!
Allen Howell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Panel2 – that peeper is peeing! Of course; he just got up!
Egrayjames almost 3 years ago
No signs of Spring here in northernmost Maine. Lots of snow, Can-Am sled dog races next month, lots of ice fishing still going on, and over a foot of snow expected on Tuesday. Ain’t no Peepers here!
david_42 almost 3 years ago
Why aren’t they in Oregon? 1st false Spring followed by 2nd Winter, followed by 2nd false Spring, followed by 3rd Winter. 55F today, 25F Tuesday.
Ontman almost 3 years ago
There is an episode of Married With Children where….never mind, different kind of Peeper.
i_am_the_jam almost 3 years ago
Down here, the frogs go “peehhhhhhhhhhhhEEHHHHHHHHPEKKPEKKPEKKPEKKPEKK!!!”
fencie almost 3 years ago
Our frogs have started already. Saw one yesterday eying a katydid twice its size.
Steverino Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Frogs keep the place hopping.
Rayrayld Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And all the wasted efforts celebrating the groundhog that never gets it right.
Dawn Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Love the little frog singing his heart out to the one peeking over the log with the heart. That’s adorable!
Caretaker24523 almost 3 years ago
Spring peepers are incredibly loud… but a welcome sound here in VA. The funny part is when they’ve been “singing” for hours and then all of a sudden they all stop…. it’s at that point you start to understand the term “deafening silence”… then they start back up and all is well.
Cincoflex almost 3 years ago
That third panel is both hilarious and delightful!
joedon2007 almost 3 years ago
Here in parts of New England the poor frogs would be all confused. One day it’s 60; the next day 6" of snow and the temperature is in the teens.
daisypekin01 almost 3 years ago
if it’s knowledge, & practical, it’s not useless!
MontanaPhil50 almost 3 years ago
Never lived anywhere with peepers, but I heard kokee frogs in Hawaii one time. An invasive species about the size of a quarter, they are so loud you can hear them inside a closed car going 50 mph.
Moonkey Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Soon we will have the geese and ducks returning from some place I probably wish I had been, and they will start the mating behavior. They get on top of roofs and just make the most incredible racket! The males fight, the females strut around, it’s incredible. I live near a pond. The deer finished their dance, the coyotes are probably done, so it’s big bird time. I already saw one big Canada male goose stake out his spot on a neighbor’s roof. It’s probably the highest one around. Then the swans will come. When they fly overhead, it sounds like a small helicopter. The geese don’t.
paranormal almost 3 years ago
Peeps are nearly a year round thing…
flushed almost 3 years ago
Thus the song: "Froggie went a-courtin’… "
Dave M almost 3 years ago
Looks like Mark Trail took a wrong turn at Albuquerque
royq27 almost 3 years ago
There is a pond near my place in New England, one of the best days every year is when I hear the peepers, yay JJ.
Bill The Nuke almost 3 years ago
As a kid I always listened for those. As an adult I listen for when they stop suddenly, signaling the arrival of a monster/alien/zombie/IRS agent/vampire/etc..
JoHo Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Enough frog talk, what is the deal with the Christmas wreath on Feb. 20?
msandman1943 almost 3 years ago
In central New Hampshire, peepers start to sing in early April, and they’re very loud.
Bozoid the Magnificent Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Hearing the first peepers gives me just enough strength to make it through the rest of the winter.
comicalUser almost 3 years ago
For a moment I thought I was reading Mark Trail . . .
Katecst almost 3 years ago
In my neck of the woods, if there is a cold snap in late November through early December, and then back to the normal (low-‘60s during the day and mid to upper ’30s at night) we will get spring peepers at Christmas. Then we usually get them off and on in early to mid February. After Valentine’s, we hear the peepers all through March.
bevgreyjones almost 3 years ago
One of my cousins collected a bunch of them one summer night and put them in a jar. He left the lid partially off so they could breathe and went to bed, leaving the frogs in the living room. Of course, it was knocked over by the cat and my aunt awoke to little peepers all over the house.
JessieRandySmithJr. almost 3 years ago
Gpt ’em here in the south.