Higgs Boson wrote:
....
Frogs are supposed to be the amphibious
equivalent of the canary in the coal mine.
Any conclusions to be drawn from this (new?)
phenomenon?

i would hope it is a sign that my efforts
the past few years have started to pay off.

- increasing green cover and diversity of
plants

- reducing pesticides (not used any the
past few years)

- increasing wet/damp spaces


this tree froggy must be very brave...

the house gets no shade from 11am on and the
window where that froggy was hanging out is in a
field stone wall facing west (surrounded by cement,
crushed limestone and little cover for 20-40ft)
the only water source is the birdbath about 30ft
from that window. it must be getting most of the
water it needs from dew fall.

not sure yet where it might be hanging out
during the day. there's a few rocks along the
bottom of the wall, but perhaps it goes to the
shady side of the fireplace up top. i did find
a tree frog up there last summer:

http://www.anthive.com/fun/100_6906_Where.jpg
http://www.anthive.com/fun/100_6909_Tree_FrogA.jpg
http://www.anthive.com/fun/100_6910_Tree_FrogB.jpg

dunno if it is the same one...

the pine tree might also be a spot for it,
but that's a long ways from the kitchen window
(and that roof gets hot!).

90+F for most of this week. i wouldn't want to
be a froggy.


songbird