#frog calls

[markscherz]

Is there an online register of different frog species' sounds that you would recommend?

There is no one good place to go, but

iNaturalist.org has a lot

xeno-canto.org just added frogs, and is probably the best in terms of data and UI

Macaulay library has some

FonoZoo is horribly built but has quite a few

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin's Animal Sound Archive is horribly built but has quite a few

Hope that helps!

[typhlonectes]

Accept.

[ickaimp]

In case anyone needs 20 seconds of frog calls in their life.

[plant-that-tank]

Sound on for boreal chorus frogs!

[vinestaff]

sighs. another guy in my brain i guess

[temeyes]

POV: you're an enemy goon in MW2022's wetwork level (based on this post LOL)

[kolomo]

百花繚乱 (a profusion of flowers) by lilas ikuta

[justletmeon12]

Video description: Chart showing audio clips of various American frogs with months labeled at the top. As the play bar moves through the months, the frog calls active at those months play.

First are Wood Frog, Boreal Chorus Frog, and Spring Peeper. Northern Leopard Frog joins almost immediately. American Toad and Gray Treefrog join together. Wood Frog then ends, followed by Boreal Chorus Frog and Spring Peeper. Green Frog enters around the time Boreal Chorus Frog and Spring Peeper end. Shortly thereafter, American Bullfrog enters. Northern Leopard Frog ends, then American Toad and Gray Treefrog end together, then the last two continue together until Green Frog cuts off shortly before American Bullfrog.

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[3cosmicfrogs]

I wanted to go a bit more in-depth with this piece that I did for zukka week 2023 because i got inspired to do more insane clothing details. ID in ALT.

Ramble about the influences/inspirations below:

Design inspirations for Sokka's clothing are mainly Inuvialuit and Yup'ik, with Nenets, Tlingit, and Chukchi inspiration for the tassels, patterns, belt and beadwork. I mixed these with the ornaments canon shows us used by the Northern Water Tribe, and also in Legend of Korra. I got particularly excited about drawing from Inuvialuit sources since the tassels we see in canon look like they could be inspired by this. Going beyond canon's animation-friendly colour scheme, I drew from Nenets patterns/embroidery/sashes and Yup'ik beadwork for accent colours. I think in the future I'd like to find ways to incorporate more Tlingit-style patterns since I rarely see them in fanart (which is a shame - they're stunning), but since they tend to be very big I ultimately decided to only include them as a nod in order to keep the regalia recognisable as 'Water Tribe'. I wonder if I could start using Polynesian influences as well?

Zuko's headdress and particularly the shoulder garment and beaded embroidery draw heavily from women's clothing styles of Lê Dynasty Vietnam. The other main influence is men's royal clothing in Tang Dynasty China, and patterns worn by Mongolian Khatun. Since we have a bit more to go on in canon as to what fire nation regalia looks like, I blended that in as well. I got particularly excited about the embellishments on Lê Dynasty clothes because I could give a little nod to Zuko's dragon-fire by adding more colours to the embroidery. In the future I think I'd want to make the Mongolian influence a bit more obvious... perhaps even push the envelope by incorporating some Bashkir designs, though I'm not sure how well that will go.

[markscherz]

Hey what have you been doing lately?

On my way home from D&D this evening, I stopped by a nearby pond to film this, which I will be using in a lecture on Danish amphibians tomorrow morning.

It’s a phenomenally busy time with lots of deadlines and teaching, so I’m very behind on answering asks, as well as basically everything, but it will pass by the end of June and I’ll be able to breathe again!

[gomzdrawfr]

GO GO GO

[egophiliac]

still absolutely losing my mind over Lilia

[justladders]

Excuse me but my birthday was earlier this month (March 5th actually!!!)

Can you please draw Springtrap with a little frog? It can be green or purple!!!

You don't have to draw it if you don't want to ofc!!!!

his name is Timothy

[star-the-gremlin]

[extraterrestrial-artist]

im noticing a pattern here

[markscherz]

Hi Mark,

Not sure if you're already aware, but a large wildfire broke out in Ranomafana a few days ago. The fire is burning in a section of the park that is far from water, so they're struggling to contain it. Centre ValBio is fundraising for supplies to sustain the community fire fighting efforts. Would you consider promoting CVB's linktree where they are collecting donations? https://linktr.ee/centrevalbio

Thanks @ninjatag, and this is an important call to action. Like so many others, I have been watching in horror the fires spread in LA, but at the same time I have been getting frequent updates on the situation in Ranomafana, one of Madagascar's largest and best national parks. It is heartbreaking. If it is within your means, I would encourage anyone who is able to donate. Here is the linktree as an active hyperlink:

For those who don't know, Ranomafana is a rainforested national park in south central eastern Madagascar, and is home to a huge diversity of amphibians and reptiles, as well as all manner of other animals and plants. We are constantly describing new species from this area. I was there just a couple months ago, enjoying some of this incredible diversity. But also seeing first-hand how unseasonably dry it was.

It hurts my heart that this forest is burning, and I hope that the rain will come soon to relieve the teams who have been battling the flames. I am sure Patricia Wright and the team at ValBio, as well as the many local communities who live around and rely upon the forest, will appreciate any donations this community can muster.