Frogs

It's difficult to believe that amphibians can survive in the polluted waters around Vapi, but survive they do. I've seen a number of large frogs on our walks, and heard even more in the evenings when walking near puddles.

Here's a typical monsoon puddle. It's between the road and the railroad tracks. You can make out the apartment blocks on the other side of the tracks.

It almost looks pastoral until you notice the trash along the road and in the puddle:

The trash here really isn't that bad (relatively). The water is mostly clear, unlike most of the puddles and drainage ditches that have a milky-blue tinge to them.

Here's the rainwater drainage ditch in front of our bungalow:

It's a lot cleaner here, but even so the occasional piece of trash can be found.

If you look hard, you can see a large frog next to the piece of grayish trash near the middle of the photo.

Voila! Frog! When I got too close, he took cover in a culvert.