I seem to attract wildlife, and that’s fine by me. I still get a thrill from random wildlife sightings and I hope that never goes away. I’m fascinated by everything in nature from the glittering stars to the vagaries of the weather. Insects, butterflies, birds, animals…even amphibians and reptiles.
And they seem strangely fascinated by me.
My last stop for the night before retiring is to take Shadow out for a quick potty break. We usually walk no more than several hundred feet up the hill from the house to the edge of the woods. Keep in mind that I’m in the country, so there’s no light whatsoever. We have lights on the front porch which illuminate the scene just enough to cast threatening, evil shadows off of the porch.
I leashed up Shadow, flipped on the porch lights, and stepped into the humid, moist night. Suddenly both Shadow and I instinctively leaped straight up in the air. My heart was racing. A squirming, hopping mass writhed around my feet.
Frogs. Toads. About a dozen of them ranging in size from Pierre’s toy mouse to a pack of playing cards. Hopping up and down, startled by the light perhaps or the giant sneaker bearing down on them.
I watched while they hopped into the garden, quickly taking refuge behind the azaleas and Ann’s bloomerang lilac. But what in the world were they doing standing in a group right in front of my door?
Are they just as fascinated with me as I am with them?
Or….does my glowing front doorbell attract insects, and make for a nice snack bar for the toads?
I think you’re on to something that they’re wanting the bugs on your porch. I don’t know if you doorbell is bright enough, but just light from inside the house can draw in bugs. I’ve never attracted frogs to the porch but we saw a little lizard yesterday and we always seem to have a spider with a large web. I always flip on the light before I open the door to check.