May 4, 2007 by KellyH.

I think this is a Squirrel Tree Frog. Notice the suction cups on the toes. This critter was hanging on our window this evening and didn’t mind having his picture taken. He’s about two inches long, and noisier than all-get-out!

Notice the yellow on the back legs. This is a male frog, looking for a female. Someone needs to tell him the lady frogs are in the pool area! Guess I’ll have to check the pool for eggs again tomorrow. Oh, and I need to take photos of the tadpoles so you can see how they’re growing!

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May 1, 2007 by KellyH.

While cleaning the pool on Sunday, we noticed a frog resting nearby. He was perfectly perched atop a ring of the tikki torch holder!

Seems the frogs were busy that night. The next morning we had lots of eggs in the pool! I collected a few batches to show the children “the change.” These pictures show what they looked like: when I collected the eggs; the next morning; and later that same day. You can see how much they’ve grown in such a short time!

But that wasn’t the end of our critter adventures that day! That same morning we helped a box turtle cross the road near our house, and later in the morning I saw him truckin’ across our lawn.

The wildlife here is fabulous!

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