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Usually, July here is hot and dry. This year we are getting a steady stream of air off the gulf. It is cloudy and humid and wet. We've had >8" of rain so far this month, with lows in the 70s oF and highs <90of. It feels tropical.
While picking insects off the upper fronds of palms (where the grasshoppers can escape the chickens) today I saw this little tree frog on my larger Butia. I snapped a photo with my cell phone. To me it shows how my garden looks and feels like the tropics right now.
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--Erik
Posted : 09/07/2010 1:34 pm
That is tropical, Erik!
A sign that all's well, too.
Amazing how those little guys have such "big voices"...
Barb
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Posted : 09/07/2010 5:38 pm
Nice find Eric, they are neat little guys. Every time a few minutes before a thunderstorm gets here they start freaking out, they're like my storm early warning system! They're really noisy in the rain too, they must be happy 😆 😆 😆
Bill
Posted : 10/07/2010 10:11 am
Cute pic, thanks for sharing!
Posted : 10/07/2010 10:31 am
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He is still there today. I like to think he is making a living eating bugs from the upper fronds. --Erik
Posted : 10/07/2010 12:34 pm
Sadly,the jobless rate among Tree frogs is at an all time high 🙁
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Posted : 10/07/2010 1:15 pm
jobless rate among Tree frogs is at an all time high
😆 😆 😆 😆 😆
Some playmates for yours, Erik:
Barb
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Posted : 10/07/2010 2:52 pm
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Ah! So cute.
They look great. Much bigger than the little guy here. --Erik
Posted : 10/07/2010 4:48 pm
I'll need a ten foot ladder to get pictures of mine now, I should have taken pictures when they where low. They crawl right into the unfurling leaf so they can sit in the water. I'll do a scan tomorrow and see if I can find some on the lower nanas.
Bill
Posted : 10/07/2010 9:20 pm
Bill, second floor window (or attic window) and ZOOM... 😆 😆 😆 😆
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Posted : 11/07/2010 5:07 pm
So cool!!!!!
Mike Trautner
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