Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Manasi Warde, along with naturalist Mahesh Yadav and Marathi actor and environmentalist Suyash Tilak, recently documented the mating ritual of the Indian bullfrog at Aarey Milk Colony. With the arrival of the first monsoon showers — marking the beginning of the breeding season — male bullfrogs take on a striking yellow colouration to attract females.

On Tuesday morning, the trio had set out on a nature walk in Aarey when they were drawn to a nearby water body by the loud croaks of bullfrogs. As they approached, they spotted several males in their vivid yellow breeding colours.