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| The Southern Toads vs The Green Tree Frogs
We love our pond and our toads and frogs...well...okay, I do anyway, and even I have my tempting moments to send my son out with his airsoft gun and FIND them! Hubby's not as kind hearted toward them as I am, but All kidding aside, we love the Southern Toads in the yard since they're natives. But their call is a high pitched scream!! YIKES!! It literally wakens me in the middle of the night. They must be territorial, so when the Cubans moved in they quieted; but as non-annoying as the Cubans call is they're not native and their waste makes a mess, so we were very happy when they moved out (I seriously think they hated the Southern's screaming as much as we do, LOL).
Last night we heard a new call and finally (after a couple hours of listening to calls online) figured out it was a Green Tree Frog. The Southerns would start to scream and were stopped short by the GTF's..honk...honk...honk. So the Southerns would end their scream short with what seriously sounded like a growl! It was hilarious!!! In all these years (about 7) we've NEVER heard the Southerns make this sound, but it was clearly them and I was dying with laughter! I kid you not they honestly GAVE UP!! I went to sleep last night with the honk...honk...honk of the GTF rather than the scream of the Southern Toad! Go KERMIE!!! We'll see how the rest of this season goes, but last night was sweet dreams for this Froggie Mom! |
Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by gardeninhabitant none (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 10:54
| Funny! Our toads also sing loud Kermie songs in summer. lol |
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- Posted by gardengimp 9B Seminole Cnty FL (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 21:58
| How sweet! I love sitting outside in the evening listening to the chorus. Had to laugh at my husband when I pointed out one particular frog sound and he said he thought all the noise was crickets or birds. Are you familiar with the Florida Wildlife Extension frog page? Good stuff. I went outside this morning to find a spawn of frog eggs in the pond. Curious if it is the tree frog or the southern leopard frog. We have a resident leopard frog and it's pretty cool. ~dianne |
Here is a link that might be useful: Frogs & Toads
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- Posted by shelemiahisback 9 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 22:13
| Thanks for the GREAT pic, Diane! :-) Yes, I found the FL Extension Service page awhile back when we first started hearing the Southern Toads. I went to it again last night to learn about the new call we were hearing. Thanks again! |
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