CoopCam in Mashpee

Once, many years ago, while visiting a pet shop an amphibians enthusiasts excitedly approached me and asked “do you like frogs?”. No, I really don’t. But while collecting the broken tree limbs and debrie from Sunday’s wind storm, my niece was startled by sudden movement. She had come upon a wood frog. Reddish brown with a dark mask and light line on the upper jaw. It was perfectly camouflaged with the orange and reds of the fallen leaves. If you looked away from it, it was hard to find again in the foliage. It looked like it was impersonating a chameleon! We decided it would be best to leave that area of the yard undisturbed for the safety of the little guy. Here are some pictures we took of the Cam-o-frog!

No frogs were harmed in the making of these photo’s.

As usual, I let the girls out at 7am, and after taking care of them I started my regular Sunday routine. The weather has been stuck in a cloudy, rainy, cool pattern for many days in a row and very unusual for June. What a surprise when I looked out at the girls and they had a visitor.
A Guinea Fowl. Not sure if is wild or loose from a neighbor. We have never had one before and it seems curious that it would come a calling now. The girls watched it closely and after a while lost interest in it. I took pictures and of course, went out to sprinkle some feed and place a bowl of fresh water. It stayed around for most of the day but was gone by late afternoon. It was back the next day. I now consider it part of my “free range” flock.