The Flashlight-Wielding, Frog-Taxiing Guardians of Spring’s ‘Big Night’

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:25:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-flashlight-wielding-frog-taxiing-guardians-of-springs-big-night/>

"On rainy early spring nights, when temperatures reach the mid-40s, Sarah
Wilson can be found walking along one of the quiet roads of rural Nelson, New
Hampshire.

Sporting a reflective vest over her red raincoat, she sweeps her powerful
flashlight from the wooded bank on one side to the marsh on the other, watching
for amphibians on their annual migration from winter hibernation hideouts to
breeding ponds. When she sees a hopping spring peeper, she scoops the frog up
mid-air. When she spies something stick-like, often a slow-moving spotted
salamander, she gently picks it up.

Her goal: to help the critters cross the road."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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