
Recently as I was approaching a pond while walking in DC’s National Arboretum, I was startled by a prominent, lone “boing” emanating from the bushes. It sounded almost mechanical, and at first I thought there was some device that was triggered by approaching hikers — to what purpose I couldn’t imagine. As I passed the pond, I heard the sound again and stopped. After a few moments, the boings started coming in more frequent succession, almost like an orchestra very slowly warming up. In fact, the more I listened, the more it sounded like viola strings being plucked, followed by a short glissando. Curious, I struggled to see the source of the developing symphony. Finally, there they were, periodically hopping in pursuit of one another on the muddy banks of the little pond: frogs.
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Tags: nature by Jon O
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