Re: Re: frogs

The bobcat, Lynx rufus, can be found in FL, I think.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 11, 2006, at 1:31 PM, james singer wrote:

> Never thought of that, Jesse. Could have been [are there lynx in  
> Florida?].
>
> On Aug 11, 2006, at 1:49 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
>> Was it a linx?
>>
>> james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:  Where I last worked,  
>> we had a large cat that we sometimes saw out our
>> windows. It looked like a cross between a bobcat and a Florida  
>> panther.
>> It was built like a panther, only smaller and with the coloration and
>> bobbed tail of a bobcat--kind of awkward looking, actually.
>>
>> On Aug 11, 2006, at 1:29 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>>
>>> Wallace and Gromit, my favorites!
>>> Ah well if I had a badger no doubt it would be interested in my
>>> chickens
>>> right after it took care of the rabbits. I'd love to see one in the
>>> wild
>>> though. At the building I used to work in, one summer the security
>>> guards used to see one wandering about the area at night; we had  
>>> lots
>>> of
>>> open space and a bit of lawn outside. They said it was scary. I  
>>> always
>>> missed the good stuff. I never saw the bobcat that pounced on a  
>>> rabbit
>>> near the lunch tables, the rattlesnake that came into the  
>>> building, or
>>> the owl ditto. Always in the wrong place sigh.
>>>
>>> Cyndi
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner- 
>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
>>> Behalf Of james singer
>>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:12 AM
>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: frogs
>>>
>>> Sounds like you need to call Wallace and Gromit, Cyndi. Or maybe you
>>> should get a badger of your own.
>>>
>>> I had a confrontation once with a Mexican badger in Marin county.
>>> Wonderful critters [also muy mas dangerous if threatened]. I  
>>> think of
>>> them as size 10 animals in size 20 suits--their hide sort of ripples
>>> when they walk.
>>>
>>> On Aug 11, 2006, at 12:19 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
>>>
>>>> OMG you are FEEDING the rabbits?
>>>> They have lost their cuteness factor for me this year after the
>>>> depredations in my garden. I tend to be a live and let live  
>>>> gardener,
>>>> if they don't destroy too much stuff I don't care if they live  
>>>> here.
>>>> But this year after two wet springs their populations have exploded
>>>> and they're eating everything in sight. I'm scurrying about  
>>>> blocking
>>>> holes under the fences and, well, I won't tell you what husband is
>>>> doing. The squirrels too are bad and they are much more  
>>>> destructive.
>>>> They are digging enormous burrows underneath our hay shed - bad  
>>>> enough
>>>
>>>> it might tilt off the foundation blocks.
>>>> Here at work we have some lawns around buildings and quite a lot of
>>>> xeriscaping. The rabbits are here in herds. I walked to a meeting
>>>> about
>>>> 1/4 mile from here and on my way back, about 4 in the afternoon, I
>>>> started counting rabbits on the lawns. 38 rabbits, 6 squirrels,  
>>>> and 4
>>>> mojave ground squirrels. They don't even run when they see you.
>>>> And even if I don't want them at my house, worst of all is the  
>>>> carnage
>>>
>>>> on the road. I can't drive anywhere without seeing squashed  
>>>> critters.
>>>> One winces at the rabbits but I've really cringed seeing at  
>>>> seeing our
>>>
>>>> rarest wild creature, a badger.
>>>>
>>>> Cyndi
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner- 
>>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
>>>> Behalf Of Jesse Bell
>>>> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 6:59 AM
>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: frogs
>>>>
>>>> Yeh, I was watering my back porch gardens Wednesday night, and
>>>> something large and brown jumped up from under the foilage and  
>>>> landed
>>>> on the rock.
>>>> I thought it was a big brown toad or something. It was almost  
>>>> dark so
>>>> I couldn't see very well. On closer inspection, I saw that it had
>>>> ears...and fur. It was a baby cotten tail rabbit. It was old  
>>>> enough to
>>>
>>>> eat on its own and I saw no other bunnies in the area. That is  
>>>> where
>>>> my wild bird feeder is so my guess is that it was feeding there,  
>>>> but
>>>> in the heat of the day (107) it took cover under my potatoe  
>>>> vines to
>>>> stay cool.
>>>> I put it in a safe place with some alfalfa pellets and water and  
>>>> let
>>>> it be. It was so cute though. And I have frog that lives in my  
>>>> garden
>>>> pond.
>>>> It's a tiny (tub) built into the ground with a little fountain.  
>>>> I went
>>>
>>>> to pull weeds from around the pond, and he was just floating on  
>>>> top,
>>>> looking at me. I love frogs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TeichFlora@aol.com wrote:
>>>> How cool Theresa. I just love frogs.
>>>> It really isn't very surprising to have frogs in flower pots,
>>>> especially if one gardens pretty much organically. There are a  
>>>> number
>>>> of native frogs to California. Pesticides use and such has  
>>>> diminished
>>>> the numbers of frogs greatly. It's a misconception by many that  
>>>> frogs
>>>> have to actually live in water at all times....although there are a
>>>> few that are pretty much aquatic, many only use water as a  
>>>> source for
>>>> breeding and such, but prefer moist areas. The smaller the frog,  
>>>> the
>>>> less amount of water needed to breed and survive.
>>>> People have a tendency to see more amphibians in their  
>>>> landscapes if
>>>> they have lush foliage cover, moist conditions...especially if  
>>>> there
>>>> is a drought elsewhere the frogs will go to wherever they can find
>>>> moisture, coverage and food.
>>>> Most frogs/toads eat insects and are a definite benefit to any  
>>>> garden.
>>>
>>>> I
>>>> bet in the evening or after a rain, you can hear the different  
>>>> calls
>>>> of the frogs.
>>>> There are a lot of websites to help you ID the frog according to  
>>>> pics
>>>> and sounds they make.
>>>>
>>>> Do you have a pond?? That definitely will attract the larger  
>>>> frogs and
>>>
>>>> toads. Here the Gulf Coast Toad is everywhere, and will lay eggs in
>>>> puddles on the street after a rain. When we moved in (not much
>>>> landscaping at all) I saw a number of tiny cricket or chirping  
>>>> frogs.
>>>> They made a cute peeping noise in the evenings. We are fortunate  
>>>> not
>>>> to have attracted any bullfrogs though....which are the largest,  
>>>> and
>>>> will eat just about anything it can fit in it's mouth...including
>>>> other frogs, birds, etc. Definitely not a good introduction.
>>>>
>>>> Noreen
>>>> zone 9
>>>> Texas Gulf Coast
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 8/10/2006 11:02:17 PM Central Standard Time,
>>>> gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
>>>>
>>>> About a week ago I was on the back porch and checking out my potted
>>>> plants when I realized a pair of eyes were staring back at me!  
>>>> In the
>>>> catch tray attached to a hanging pot was a little flog, hanging  
>>>> over
>>>> the
>>>>
>>>> edge checking me out. Since the pot was hanging, we were about
>>>> eye-to-eye. And yes, I did startle! So, I couldn't figure out  
>>>> how the
>>>> frog got in there, much less how it was surviving. So I took the  
>>>> pot
>>>> down and put is on the ground so that the poor thing could hop  
>>>> out if
>>>> it
>>>>
>>>> wanted and go find some food. Which, the frog had disappeared by a
>>>> couple hours later. So, I hung the pot back up and didn't see  
>>>> the frog
>>>> anymore- until yesterday. The frog was back in the catch tray  
>>>> AND in
>>>> the pot hanging next to it, there was another little frog. I  
>>>> thought,
>>>> how cool, I guess they are happy there, so just let them be. I have
>>>> one other hanging pot out back, but it doesn't get as much  
>>>> water, so
>>>> there was none in the catch tray. So, I filled up the watering  
>>>> can and
>>>
>>>> went to fill the catch tray in hopes of attracking another frog  
>>>> there.
>>>
>>>> Well, as I was filling up the tray, yet ANOTHER little frog  
>>>> popped his
>>>
>>>> head up! So, I stopped filling the tray, since it was already
>>>> occupied! I have no clue how the frogs get in or out of the  
>>>> pots- I'd
>>>> love to see this in action. I realize they have little suction cup
>>>> feet, but still- climbing up or down the plastic hangers can't  
>>>> be all
>>>> that easy. What do you think they eat??
>>>>
>>>> Happy to have some frogs in residence-
>>>>
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>>> Island Jim
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>>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
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>>> Heat Zone 10
>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
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>> Heat Zone 10
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> Island Jim
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> Heat Zone 10
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