Waiting for Godot

A late summer algae bloom turns the diminished water level and pond mud a crimson shade as this Bull Frog seemingly contemplates the meaning of it all.
In places like California, where bullfrogs have been introduced by humans but do not occur naturally, bullfrog populations are sky-rocketing.
A lack of natural predators is one reason as are the bullfrogs' higher tolerance for warmer water temperatures, a longer breeding season, and higher rates of tadpole survivorship than in other species of frogs. As a result, bullfrogs are driving some native species of frogs towards extinction through predation on both adults and tadpoles.