You might be surprised to learn that arid western American states like Arizona have an amazing diversity of amphibian life. These are a couple of my favourite spring recordings.
Its enormously difficult to get noise pollution free recordings - overflying plane traffic is the major issue, usually at its busiest in the early evening, just when the frogs and toads are calling to best effect..
Northern Leopard Frogs are a particular favourite of mine … hear why in this short episode.
Photo by Eyal Shochat
