Look What I Found This Morning

@simone10 (54189)

Louisville, Kentucky

October 29, 2016 7:06am CST

We have a little visitor this morning on our balcony. It's a little tree frog and the poor thing looks scared to death. I don't know how he got up on the second floor unless he climbed. He must have been very determined. We are leaving him alone right now in the hopes that he will find his way back home. If he is still there this afternoon, I will see if there is a way we can catch him and put him back on the ground where he belongs. Neither of us will pick him up so I guess I will have to find a container of some kind to capture him in. I'm afraid he will die if he stays there too long. By the way, the picture makes him look bigger than he really is. Isn't he cute?

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@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

29 Oct 16

How do you know that it's a 'he'?

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

29 Oct 16

Good question.

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@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

29 Oct 16

@yukimori I learnt at school and later I taught it at school that in English only animals who're pets and have a name are 'he' or 'she'. All others are 'it'.

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@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

2 Nov 16

@ChesneyM What? What do the animal protection people have to do with the rules of the English grammar?

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

29 Oct 16

It reminds me of the surprise I got one day when I went to go sit on the John and over in the bathtub was this itty-bitty frog. How he got there I don't know but when I got done with my 'business' I scooped him up and took him outside @simone10 .

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I bet that was a little freaky, wondering how it got in. Did you ever have anymore get inside?

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Nov 16

@nanette64 That's good to hear. I would be afraid that if a frog got inside, a snake could too.

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Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

3 Nov 16

@simone10 Nope, he was the only one.

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@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

30 Oct 16

Yup, the little guy is a charmer!

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@allen0187 (58444)

• Philippines

5 Nov 16

@simone10 I was thinking the same about the color. Usually, frogs are greenish in color.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

It is cute, isn't it? I've never seen one that color before.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Nov 16

@allen0187 Yes, they usually are green in color, even the normal tree frogs. I'm not sure what kind it was.

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

31 Oct 16

Poor little frog. You can always pick it up, just wear gloves.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

2 Nov 16

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

I couldn't stand the thought of picking it up even with gloves.

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@rebelann (111405)

• El Paso, Texas

29 Oct 16

Could it have escaped from a childs aqarium? My nephews used to get frogs from their parents on birthdays and when they neglected them their mom just set them free, probably not a nice thing to do to those poor things as they were born in captivity.

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@rebelann (111405)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Nov 16

Oh wow @simone10 I'll bet that's different. Naturally there aren't any frogs in these parts.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Nov 16

@rebelann We have frogs everywhere here in the summer. You can hear them at night, especially when it rains.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I don't think so as we have a lot of tree frogs here that live in our many trees.

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@LadyDuck (460131)

• Switzerland

29 Oct 16

Poor little frog, I wonder how it landed there. He surely looks scared, I hope he will calm down and find his way home.

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@LadyDuck (460131)

• Switzerland

3 Nov 16

@simone10 I am glad it was not injured, I think it's time to hibernate for the frogs.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

15 Nov 16

@LadyDuck It is that way here now. You don't see them or hear them. It's too cold.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I worried about him for several days and finally tried to capture him. He jumped off the balcony but was not injured.

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@shaggin (71676)

• United States

30 Oct 16

He is very cute and much paler then I would have expected. You could use gloves to grab him.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

I agree, he is very pale in color. I never thought of gloves but I don't know if I could have done that as I would still be able to feel it. He did get back on the ground though.

@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

30 Oct 16

Wow! . albino frog? .. never seen one before ..

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

I don't think it was an albino but you never know. I know that tree frogs here have some weird coloring.

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@yukimori (10143)

• United States

29 Oct 16

I bet he'll be on his way before long. It's probably a bit too chilly for him this morning. Considering that they've evolved to hang out in trees I'd imagine he's perfectly content hanging out there on the railing. Was there a light on that could have drawn him in with the promise of tasty bugs?

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

He actually never moved for a couple of days. I was getting worried so I tried to capture him to help the little thing out. He started jumping and jumped right off the balcony. I was so scared but he survived.

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

2 Nov 16

I see that you wrote this a couple of days ago, and I hope there was a good outcome

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

Yes, when I tried to capture him, he ended up jumping off the balcony and hopped away.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

30 Oct 16

what a cutie! i hope that't got down'n 'ts own :) but'cha ne'er know 'bout these critters. sometimes they're hades bent to be where they ought not. a box works well'n these kinda circumstances - with either a lid 'r dust pan to ensure 't doesn't leap'n fall to 'ts demise.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I tried to capture him and he jumped off the balcony. I was so worried but he was okay, not hurt at all.

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@mom210 (9041)

• United States

1 Nov 16

He would have been toast here, the cat hangs around on my balcony waiting for us to let him in. Glad you found him, hope he gets home soon.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

It actually jumped off of the balcony when I tried to capture him but he didn't come to any harm.

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@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

30 Oct 16

I wonder if a bird dropped him and he survived on your deck. I would cover him with a tea towel and move him to a tree... Cool photo.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Nov 16

I never thought of that but it could have happened. I am too afraid to try and pick it up with a towel but when I did try and capture it, it jumped off. Fortunately it wasn't hurt.

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@DianneN (247216)

• United States

2 Nov 16

Tree frogs are adorable. I hope he finds his way home, too.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I'm sure that he is now home as he ended up jumping off the balcony but wasn't hurt at all.

@maezee (41997)

• United States

30 Oct 16

Whoa! Thats a huge frog! I recently found one - a little smaller - in my mail box. I also wouldnt touch him so luckily my roommates would! Maybe he will get down himself and you wont have to worry about using the container.

@skysnap (20154)

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29 Oct 16

cute guy lost his road it seems :D

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

Yes, most definitely he did! I helped him a little and he finally found his way back home.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

29 Oct 16

He is adorable and I hope he was able to return to a more friendly place. No food on the balcony.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

There were a lot of stink bugs so I don't know if that is what he was after or not. He had to have climbed up to the second story. After a couple of days and he didn't leave, I tried to help him but he jumped right off the balcony. He was okay though.

@Juliaacv (48609)

• Canada

29 Oct 16

Maybe if you get a newspaper you can coax him onto that and then lead him down to where he'd be safe.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

He was too much of a jumping fool...lol. I tried to help him out a little and he ended up jumping off the balcony but fortunately he wasn't hurt.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Oct 16

Very pale frog. Not the expected green though there is a slight hue.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nov 16

I know, it was the normal color I was expecting to see. I've never seen a frog this color before but thought it was still pretty.

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@RitzzView (2994)

• India

1 Nov 16

Yes..he's cute. And frogs are pretty much like cats..they don't see before making any steps. They just do it for then..and then are stuck When I was a kid, I saw a frog on our huge bucket. The water was mid length and the frog was floating above the mug. I just reached my hand mid length to it and the frog hopped on my hand and found a way out. That frog was pretty smart using my hand. I wasn't that smart..I don't know till now what I wanted to do with my hand there..but I am pretty glad that somehow the frog got help..:)