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Apr 13, 2022Liked by Neko Case

"They're so ready to be alive!" ❤️

I've been hearing the red-winged blackbirds for a couple weeks. Finally heard the peepers yesterday, at the wetlands down the road. AND THEN I heard the first woodcock of the season, last night.

WINTER IS OVER! (I'm still cold.)

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Peepers!!! Yay!!! 😘

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Fun fact: frogs were the first land animals with vocal cords!

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It's fun to listen to (and record) them in Elkmont campground in the Smokies. There's one spot shielded from the trickle and roar of Little River. Once a bee landed on the mic, which sounded exactly like you think.

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They don't call them "Spring Peepers" for nothin'. Back in OK growing up I remember the spring Peepers sounding off, and cracking ice off puddles to find the water beneath writhing with thousands of brightly colored Tiger Salamanders...Yay, amphibians, harbingers of spring!

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Love ❤️❤️❤️ 🐸

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My Sunday morning is unwind time. Strong San Antonio blend coffee. Punk Rock reading and serenades by my little buddy, Wren. Smallest bird with the LOUDEST voice.

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Thank you for sharing what your world sounds like. Nothing like that here in Burien, WA.

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Awe! Thank you for sharing that.

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I loved it 😭😭😭

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I never imagined posting a comment that Sir Neko would ever conceivably be aware of, and especially one where I would disagree with Neko...but spring peepers are adults calling for breeding opportunities, not baby frogs...though I do believe they have recently emerged from hibernation

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I did , I did like it .

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Waiting for mine to erupt here in Alberta. Soon soon. It sounds like the earth breathing.

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Thanks for this moment of nature of something I don’t get to experience. Currently my sounds are wind, sand hitting windows.

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Thanks for sharing that, I've been listening to our peepers for about a week in southern Vermont. I'm now waiting to hear the Canada geese returning.

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The peepers are peeping! I love being showered in their calls, it's one of my favorite sounds.

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