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| Is that a leaf in the water bowl? Nope, it's a Rio Grande Chirping Frog. |
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| Rio Grande Chirping Frog floating in dog's water dish - Just his nose above water. |
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| Released onto moist soil, Rio Grand Chirping Frog is the brown spot in the center of the photo. |
It was my turn to find a frog in the dog’s water bowl. (In my last post, I wrote that Tom B. found a Green Tree Frog in his kitchen, soaking in the dog’s water dish.) A little Rio Grande Chirping Frog was in my dog’s water. He hung below the water’s surface, floating with only his nose sticking in the air. I thought he was dead, but then I saw him kick one leg. He did not move when I slid my hand underneath him. The water bowl was deep and had steep, slippery sides. I bet he couldn’t climb out after he’d enjoyed his swim. I carried him outdoors and placed him on a seed starter tray. The native green milkweed seeds I planted there are not doing much, but the chirping frogs like sitting in the moist soil cups.
