For Mik
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Because you said we have friendly wildlife at our house, here are some pics that show you might be right.
I thought all wild frogs would be skittish around humans, and most are. These friendly frogs are such a mystery. They willingly get very close or even sit on me. They stay with me, or on me, for quite a while, maybe ten to fifteen minutes. This one will sit still, look around, even get into the Buddha pose to rest and relax
Is it because we are so boring that they think we are harmless?
Perhaps they have been watching us relax on the porch, and they see that we don't make any fast moves unless a bourbon glass gets dangerously low. So they know they could always quickly hop away if needed.A recent example of a visit from Ona -
Ona hopped onto my chair and sat beside me for quite a while.
She's using the trellis behind my chair to climb up to the right height to hop onto me or the chair. This visit lasted at least fifteen minutes, maybe longer. Ona was in no hurry.
I did not share my bourbon with Ona ....
So she decided to look around more.
Ahhhhh ... yes, the sewing bag! Time to pee! (I'll spare you from the pee pic.)
Off to the porch railing to make a poo. (Spare you the poo pic, too!)
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Because you said we have friendly wildlife at our house, here are some pics that show you might be right.
I thought all wild frogs would be skittish around humans, and most are. These friendly frogs are such a mystery. They willingly get very close or even sit on me. They stay with me, or on me, for quite a while, maybe ten to fifteen minutes. This one will sit still, look around, even get into the Buddha pose to rest and relax
Is it because we are so boring that they think we are harmless?
Perhaps they have been watching us relax on the porch, and they see that we don't make any fast moves unless a bourbon glass gets dangerously low. So they know they could always quickly hop away if needed.A recent example of a visit from Ona -
Ona hopped onto my chair and sat beside me for quite a while.
She's using the trellis behind my chair to climb up to the right height to hop onto me or the chair. This visit lasted at least fifteen minutes, maybe longer. Ona was in no hurry.I did not share my bourbon with Ona ....
So she decided to look around more.
Ahhhhh ... yes, the sewing bag! Time to pee! (I'll spare you from the pee pic.)
Off to the porch railing to make a poo. (Spare you the poo pic, too!)
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Wonderful. They are likely descendants of your past friends. You may have a generational adaptation going here.
@Mik
Hubby and I talked about the possibility Ona is one of Jurgis progeny. It's possible.Maybe he told the kidfrogs and grandkidfrogs stories of his youth, hanging out with his wimmens ... ahem ... their frogmoms on the porch.
Stories of catching the bugs before the bug catchers could catch bugs.
Tales of his bravery in escaping marauding toads.
Reminiscences of his afternoon naps and trilling from the wisteria vines on the porch trellis above the woman's porch chair.Maybe Ona has come to see if this place and the humans ever really existed, or if it was just fanciful stories from grandfrog Jurgi.
I hope she enjoys it as much as Jurgi did, and that she stays even longer. There's plenty of summer left to share.
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@jon-nyc
Did you notice the look on her face in that pic? She was disappointed, perhaps even miffed.The good news is that it started to sprinkle when she hopped to the porch railing. For a treefrog, sitting in a gentle rain, and soaking your belly in it, is ten times better than any bourbon. I should have taken one more close up pic of her happy face while she soaked her belly in the fresh rain water. She was a very happy froggo and stayed there for another ten minutes or more.
To top off that experience, she made a giant poo right there on the porch rail. Now that's the full monty for a little frog.
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@Mik
Yes, I am sure he is. They can live 4 to 7 years in captivity, but in the wild, maybe half that long. Illness, injuries, and predators take a toll. I don't know how old he was we first met him on the porch, so I can't say for sure how long he lived, but I am certain he's in Froghalla by now.That's part of why I got some closeup pics of Ona's back markings. Those are unique to every frog, but there can be some similarities through parentage. Jurgi's back had the map of Italy on it, including the boot. It looked just like it! Ona's looks like a branch with various twigs, so it's kind of similar, but far from a great match. Next, I should pull up more old pics of Jurgi, Jade, and Emmy (Emerald). Jade and Emmy were Jurgi's gals. They were on the porch almost as much as he was. I'll probably not find any similar markings on them, but it would be funny if there was a hint of one.
It's the behavior that has me curious though. That is quite unique in their case, and more of a sign of a possible family connection to Jurgi, but it's hard to say which female could be the frogmom. It might not be Jade or Emmy. Jurgi really got around!
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@Mik
Frogs are really good at it, too. So much compared to their body size! It's amazing how big their poos are. If humans were so productive, there's no way it would fit in the cologuard bucket!My pet froggos always had a pothos plant growing in their house. I can tell you with complete confidence that frog poo and pee are the perfect fertilizer combo for many plants. We have five HUGE pothos plants in our house, all from prunings of the froggo's pothos. The inside of the frog house was always like a jungle.
