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Tree Frogs

rms1954 — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:25:37 GMT

Just started a couple nights ago. They drive me nuts with their mating calls.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:35:14 GMT

We see them from time to time on our glass doors or windows, which I enjoy.

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rms1954 — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:39:46 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
We see them from time to time on our glass doors or windows, which I enjoy.

I don't see them but I sure do hear them. Back and forth, back and forth.

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SilleeMee — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:45:43 GMT

Lucky you. I would rather hear frogs than constant loud traffic and barking dogs any day or night of the week.

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Jk9 — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 02:53:01 GMT

I love hearing the crescendo of the frogs rising and falling at night. Has been going on here for several weeks. It is really loud here and took some getting used to (especially for my husband). I like to go out on the deck in the dark and absorb the noise several times a week. Will miss them soon but will be relieved when they quiet down. Just part of living in the country in upper SC.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 03:17:47 GMT

How about some ear plugs?

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cotton4me — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:01:54 GMT

I love to photograph tree frogs. I find them endearing. They do make a lot of noise for such tiny creatures. I took this a couple of days ago of a Spring Peeper. It was about 1/2 inch long.

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cindyNC — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 09:53:27 GMT

a few years ago we had two end up in our bathroom. assuming they rode in on the dog?

The first one was pretty large and and so still that my BF thought it was a plastic one I put on the sink.

Both were safely removed to the outside.

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qualitygal — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:20:55 GMT

I thought the ciccadas (sp??) were awfully loud. Don't mind the sound of the frogs, but.. absolutely love doves. So soothing.

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PINKdogWOOD — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:27:39 GMT

@Jk9 I feel the same way. We never heard tree frogs until we began many many years ago traveling, vacationing in Barbados. they would begin early evening, we'd rarely see one let alone many but you certainly heard them. A lovely crescendo as you said, a nature's natural sound.

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Trailrun23 — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:05:32 GMT

About a month ago,we had some doves appear at my feeder. Since they are "flat-footed feeders", they can't perch and eat at the feeder, so the squirrels usually spill enough when they raid the feeder to keep plenty of seed on the ground below for them. They are still here and appear early morning and just as the sun goes below the tree line west of our home. That gives the whole yard shade, and then they waddle around until dark. They line up in a long row on the pitch of our two story house and coo for the longest time. Love hearing them. We have had so much really hot weather and no rain I am surprised we have had so many birds still here. No rain since June 3 so I always keep a saucer of water in the shade for them. It has many visitors every morning and evening; birds, squirrels, bunnies, a few opossums later in the night, and an occasional raccoon. We also have bobcats, coyotes, and the occasional fox, but they tend to stay down by the creek. They can manage to climb our wooden fence, but it doesn't seem worth the effort to them very often. We do have a neighbor's cat that climbs over and lays in wait for the doves near the birdfeeder....I find little tufts of grey feathers there but they all manage to get away.... They all go back to their nests or safe and cool space until near sundown, then we will see them again. My favorite part of the day.

We have a couple of tree frogs that hang out under the elephant ears where it is shady and cool....relatively. I am amazed how many critters have survived this horrible summer with no end in sight...August is usually the worst and it isn't even here yet.😬

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Drythe — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:24:10 GMT

Sometimes ours stick on our windows to feed near an indoor light. It's funny to look out the window and see their tummies.