Our Wild Kingdom

 This evening Laura let out a death curdling scream. She was sitting with her back to the window as this little fellow took a fly leap onto the window.  After I got the appropriate photos, I sent Mark out back to catch the little beauty.

I've seen teeny tiny tree frogs in the past, in fact, we raised from tadpoles about 50 tiny "peepers".  Once they acquired their legs they started climbing out of the fish tank we raised them in.  (We immediately set them free.

This from was much bigger, a little over an inch long.

 

 I did some investigating and I believe it is a gray tree frog.

Gracie, in between screams, learned that gray tree frogs have very sticky foot pads.

Fun find!

The catches of the day

Frogs and Amphibians

We have been busy with a amphibian/frog study around here. I made cards for Mark to identify different frogs and other amphibians. I found the pictures here . I printed it twice and laminated the control card and cut up the other card. Mark is enjoying them and learning.

He, along with Grace, completed the life cycle of a frog. I wanted to catch some tadpoles this year, but we didn't get to it.

We made this real nice standing up frog craft.

Yesterday we caught this eastern red-backed salamander up on Mt. Hope.

Becky caught this tiny tree frog in the rhubarb patch a few weeks ago,

and here is our resident bullfrog that lives in the creek out back.