And a close-up of his / her face. I didn't get to look at the
neck, so I could not determine for certain. Much too wriggly:
For the love of amphibians!
What a funny, puffed-up looking little critter!
Wuvie - Never seen nor even heard of such. Was he in your yard or pond? Not the prettiest little guy, but certainly very interesting, especially if he just showed up. If so, they must have sent out the word that you have ideal conditions.
Wuvie's got the posh froggie resort, all the frogs want to live there! :)
LOL Pony, indeed. All the frogs in Cherokee County know where to go.
We've seen plenty of these little guys, but this one was by far the fattest
little booger I'd seen. They like to hide under rocks, so when I flipped one
up and over, there he was, ready to run. After the photo shoot (LOL) he
was put back where he was before I disturbed him.
Here is a lighter one found earlier this year, sitting on a bowling ball:
Another shot of the same little one:
I love that little one. Too cute. I searched for more info on him and found that they have unusual vocals.
here is the link if you wish to listen,
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recNum=AR0544
Hahaha! They sound like sheep! My hubby just said he's glad we don't have those here. hehehe.
Oh my gosh, you should hear them when a pond full of them get
going. The males all hang out in a pond tub we have, and it is
LOUD. There are also many that hang out behind the office, and
when they get going, it is hilarious. It does sound like a flock of
sheep, all going 'Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhh' at the same time.
Very loud for such little guys.
Here is one of my recent tadpole conversions.
Hanging out on cloudy& rainy day.
Hiding in a pot.
This big one was just staring at something for the longest time. Must have been dinner or something. He later hopped off into the bushes.
The next day another one was sitting about in the same spot . When I got to close he jumped into the filter basket. Took this shot before his release. Time to clean the filter. Yuck!
This is a 2" baby doing her morning stretch.
It was very active in the pond today. Many cute faces were ready to pose for pictures.
This is a new little one. Still had a tail nub.
This is also a tiny one. He is a bit farther along than the one in the last photo. No tail nub and cute as a button!
This one kept me entertained most of the day. He changed locations & position a lot . He has a very
bony body and can get into some wierd poses. Here is is up on a rock.
He sat like this for well over an hour. I have never seen anything like this. He/She has a big belly.
To late for babies I think..just good bug picking I guess !
Then back up to the top of another rock
It looked very tired late this afternoon.
This is the biggest one in the pond right now. Her body is about 6".
She ventured out of the reeds later this afternoon for a rest in the pot of elephant ears.
This one is so pretty!
Last for today..the action shot.
That one looks like it's doing some kind of frog yoga!
Every one of my frogs has disappeared. I haven't seen one in five days. I'm so sad. I'm afraid birds got them or something :(
Pony.sorry to hear about your MIA frogs. They do tend to wander but sometimes return. Keep up the faith that they will return and bring some friends back with them.
I think frogs just add more life to the pond. Along with the dragonflies, hummingbirds, it's quite amazing what a pond attracts. This little guy wasn't sure what I was up to. He looks a little apprehensive.
I noticed two new babies in the lotus pond this morning.
And here it is again.
And here is the second baby I spotted.
I think they're a little skittish still, not used to the paparazzi shoving cameras in their faces yet! LOL
relaxing by a lily
This little guy has been keeping me entertained. He sits on these rocks and tries to catch the bee's in the hollyhocks. He jumps up towards the flowers and usually misses the bee and ends up making a back flip into the water. He then sulks for a while and starts the cycle all over again. This has been going on for a few day's now.
Spotted this guy when I was watering yesterday. He has a very pointy snout compared to my other frogs.
Here he is close up.
If you look closely you can see this one is shedding.
Poking up through the lilly pads to see what is going on.
Soaking up some rays while waiting for lunch to fly by.
These water hyacinths make great "floaters".
Enjoying his day!
