Our first frog

[pugle1]

I think the minnows had puppies as we've got little fry swimming around, and our very first resident frog. I'm not sure what the breed is, and now that I want to take a photo, he goes into hiding. We have a load of toads around here, but this one was definitely a frog, and he was doing hid best to call his girlfriends over for a visit. He's a brownish-green and smooth skinned, and about the size of half of a dollar bill with a very very blunt snout. His call is mid-toned ( not a bull frog for sure as I know how they sound) and is a single note that lasts from 5 to 10 seconds. I'll try hard to get a good photo of him as I'd like help to identify what breed it is. I just am not up on my frog breeds....lol

 

[j.w]

Neat you got a frog and baby fish too! I have a couple of frogs that hang out between the tub pond and the big pond. Also I didn't know we had huge frogs here but when out walking saw a squished one on the road. Wonder if I can find a live one and drag him/her kicking and screaming to my pad :razz:

 

[Fishylove]

Lol I've tried that! A huge bull frog, but he only stayed around about a week and hit the road lol.
But the guys we have now, don't seem to mind us walking by or standing near them, and they came all by themselves.

 

[j.w]

Well how can I attract them to come to my pond? Maybe I need a frog smörgåsbord of worms,flies etc. on the menu sign by my pond :razz:

 

[Fishylove]

Haha! Sounds yummy! I'd bite

 

[Mucky_Waters]

Pugle I'll bet what you have there is a tree frog. Tree frogs don't hang around ponds as a rule, but they do find water to breed. They are very good at staying hidden when they want to be.

 

[addy1]

We have tree frogs, they are tiny hide very very well. They do breed in ponds then go back into the woods. Ours are gray with blotches.

 

[j.w]

Our tree frogs are little green ones and they come by the droves in Spring and one must be very careful when mowing the lawn. I have to stop and allow them to pass and it takes me forever to mow.

 

[don't ask]

hehe.. j.w. perhaps you need one of these for your yard

 

[j.w]

Yes but I'd need one for every 5ft of yard area in Springtime :razz:

 

[pugle1]

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure we have tree frogs around here. Aren't they more of a warm / wet climate frog? This time of year it's hot and dry except for the occasional thunder storm. We do have a wet area behind our property... more of a run-off ditch than anything, but it's loaded with frogs like the one I had, by the sound of him as well as the ones we call "spring peepers". The peepers are mostly quiet this time of year. I looked yesterday and today very carefully, but couldn't spot it. It was here for two days or so at least. First spotted sitting among the hyacinth, then the next evening sitting on one of the lily pads. But yesterday and so far tonight, no sound from it and it's not to be seen. Maybe it is a tree frog then, but I'm just not aware of any here in Ontario, but I could be wrong on that. Probably some down near Point Pelee.

Well they can come back and visit any time they like.... I love falling asleep to the sound of them

 

[CountryEscape]

I noticed this year the frogs were singing early, but none later, but I think that has to do with the high temps (upper 90's and 100-107) all month of June, when they normally would be singing up a storm. Didn't see but just a couple Northern Cricket frogs. They are really small, showed up last year first with the spring peepers. Here are a couple of pics of my favorite patterns on couple of the No. Cricket frogs. They evidently each have a different pattern on their back:

Not positive, but think this is a spring peeper frog.

Does your missing frog look like any of these? They are all only about 1-1.5" long full grown.

 

[HARO]

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure we have tree frogs around here. Aren't they more of a warm / wet climate frog? This time of year it's hot and dry except for the occasional thunder storm. We do have a wet area behind our property... more of a run-off ditch than anything, but it's loaded with frogs like the one I had, by the sound of him as well as the ones we call "spring peepers". The peepers are mostly quiet this time of year. I looked yesterday and today very carefully, but couldn't spot it. It was here for two days or so at least. First spotted sitting among the hyacinth, then the next evening sitting on one of the lily pads. But yesterday and so far tonight, no sound from it and it's not to be seen. Maybe it is a tree frog then, but I'm just not aware of any here in Ontario, but I could be wrong on that. Probably some down near Point Pelee.

Well they can come back and visit any time they like.... I love falling asleep to the sound of them

Paul; there really are tree frogs in southern Ontario, including your area. It's the Gray Tree Frog, and it looks more like a toad than your typical frog. They can change colour to blend with their background, anywhere from a light gray to greenish gray and brown. They have a long, drawn-out warbling kind of call similar to that of a Cicada, but a bit lower in tone. We had one here for several years that would answer to our attempts to duplicate its call, and come right up on the deck to check us out.
John

 

[j.w]

I noticed this year the frogs were singing early, but none later, but I think that has to do with the high temps (upper 90's and 100-107) all month of June, when they normally would be singing up a storm. Didn't see but just a couple Northern Cricket frogs. They are really small, showed up last year first with the spring peepers. Here are a couple of pics of my favorite patterns on couple of the No. Cricket frogs. They evidently each have a different pattern on their back:
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Not positive, but think this is a spring peeper frog.
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Does your missing frog look like any of these? They are all only about 1-1.5" long full grown.

Why? Did you steal his little frogs CE,lol?

 

[Mmathis]

PUGLE -- I too am enjoying the resident frogs. Have spent hours on the Internet trying to match animals with calls.

Look at my fairly recent thread, something like "HAVE FROG..." I have a picture of one we watched for a few nights. It's a Cope's Gray Tree Frog, but according to my research, their colos can vary, including greens. There are 2 kinds of Gray Tree frogs, but you can tell them apart by the call. The "Cope's" has the more drawn out croak.