Springtime at Moose Hill means vernal pools, wood frogs crying, salamander eggs, fairy shrimp…
First, salamander eggs:

Tried for one of those fancy photos showing both above and below water. You will agree that the level of success is very moderate.


Caddisfly larvae with casings:

You can see the actual larva peaking out of the casing here:

And here is video of one of them moving around. You don’t usually see them poking out this much, but I think it was trying to navigate through the algae.
Here was the vernal pool:

Please listen to this video with your volume turned up. The sound of the wood frogs is incredibly moving.
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