MEHER MOUNT

9902 Sulphur Mountain Road
Ojai, CA 93023-9375

Phone: 805-640-0000
Email: info@mehermount.org

HOURS

Wednesday-Sunday: Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday: Closed

MANAGER/CARETAKERS

Buzz & Ginger Glasky

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sam Ervin, Preident
Ron Holsey, Vice President
Ursula Reinhart, Treasurer
Jim Whitson, Director
Richard Mannis, Director

OFFICERS

Margaret Magnus, Secretary

9902 Sulphur Mountain Rd
Ojai, CA, 93023
United States

(805) 640-0000

"Ribbit."

Photo Friday Blog

"Ribbit."

Robert Turnage

Your Friday photo…

On a walk along Baba’s Path, temporary caretakers Robert Turnage and Kristina Somma noticed a slight movement on the ground. There at the mouth of a gopher hole was a beautiful little frog, almost perfectly camouflaged by its brown color. What a lovely gift.

Ribbit.
— Baja California Treefrog

The Baja California Treefrog is native to the region which includes Meher Mount. The color of a specific frog ranges from tan to brown or green and will most often match the microhabitat it lives in.

Even though Pseudacris hypochondriaca is a treefrog, it doesn’t climb trees and much prefers hanging out near the ground or in low vegetation. Treefrogs are also called chorus frogs.

The call of the Baja California Treefrog is known throughout the world through its wide use as a nighttime background sound in many Hollywood movies, even those which are set in areas well outside the range of this frog.

Here’s the melody from a frog calling at night. It’s the same sound heard at Meher Mount last night.