What the heck is this thing I just found in my yard?

HairOfTheDog

[HairOfTheDog]

EEEEEK!

What the heck is this?

Yes, I know it is a frog.... But I DON'T THINK WE HAVE FROGS LIKE THIS HERE!

Seriesly, I have lived in Washington state my whole life, and I have never seen anything like this in the wild here. Just little tree frogs. This thing is huge! It was hopping across my yard so I caught it.

[Trust but Verify]

You are the MAN! That looks like a great place if you are a BF. You did good.

[Sam Cree]

Great thread.

Those things have a beautiful call, actually.

[HairOfTheDog]

I think I deduced where he must have come from.... A neighbor not too far away has a big fish pond that was kindof a cool spot until the other neighbor logged his property, and then it got too much sun and had turned green and stunk to high heaven. I bet he lived in that pond and it couldn't support him any more. He probably was headed off for a new pond, or was lookin' for love... (in all the wrong places) :~D

[HairOfTheDog]

You are the MAN! That looks like a great place if you are a BF. You did good.

I am happy about it! (and I am a chick)

[Ramius]

Very cool. Looks like he'll be happy there...

...or... now he's really ticked about how far he has to hop home. :-)

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

He probably was headed off for a new pond, or was lookin' for love...

Either way, he'll probably be a much happier frog now.

[djf]

Ain't digital cameras great!!

[ewing]

Back to whence it came..

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

You're a good samaritan. That is indeed bullfrog heaven. Looks good for some bass fishing too.

Today must be Save-An-Amphibian day today. I rescued a snapping turtle in my back yard from a gaggle of marauding stray cats. Those .22 longs with the little bird shot in them really do put on a show when you turn them on a cat.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Hope there are no cats around.

[xsmommy]

what a nice story you illustrated!

[HairOfTheDog]

If a cat is gonna get it, the cat better be a good swimmer.

[Bikers4Bush]

Where's the picture of the giant bass jumping up to eat the bullfrog?

[New Horizon]

I believe he'll probably consider that spot an "upgrade".

Nice work.

[HairOfTheDog]

You're a good samaritan.

You don't know the half of it! ;~D I called my Dad and he was worried I would want to keep it. I would save everything!

That is indeed bullfrog heaven. Looks good for some bass fishing too.

Mostly Rainbow Trout I think in that lake.

[Conspiracy Guy]

It will get the cat, not vice versa.

[xsmommy]

the former xspup had a frog/toad of some sort last summer that he was batting all over the yard in attempts to dismember it. i was talking to a dog breeder last weekend that said there is a certain kind of frog/toad that will send out some kind of poison if it is bothered. have you ever heard of that? i was trying to get the poor little thing away from xspup, bc it was desperately trying to play dead so he would leave it alone.

[Bahbah]

LOL. You are a very nice person.

[new cruelty]

Try sniffing its toes.

[Bahbah]

This prompted me to check out your homepage which is just great. My horse was Mr. Bayberry. Love the little Lumpkin.