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Re: FROGS
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:10 pm
by Jacksparrow
A frog in each pond today. I am a little concerned that the freshly relined pond will not be able to support any tadpoles should there be any spawn deposited. Their usual first food is the green algae that has accumulated on the liner underwater. At present there is very little and even less marginal plants to generate any. Time will tell as the first tadpole is probably at least a month away. The other pond is OK but that will not be able to support huge numbers.
Re: FROGS
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:25 am
by Placido
Frogs !!!
The future sounds temporarily grim for the refurbished pond's newest inhabitants when they arrive
Re: FROGS
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:12 pm
by Jacksparrow
Re: FROGS
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:04 am
by Placido
It's absolutely true what people say: "Frogs aren't silly". You hear that everywhere you go .....
Re: FROGS
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:05 pm
by Jacksparrow
Placido wrote: ↑Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:04 am
It's absolutely true what people say: "Frogs aren't silly". You hear that everywhere you go .....
Yep. People were talking about little else in Tescos today.
Re: FROGS
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 8:51 am
by Placido
Absolutely right. Number One topic of discussion.
I think that's called a 'truism'. If not it should be - ask a frog
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Re: FROGS
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:11 pm
by Jacksparrow
Todays oddball weather (sunny,warm with thundery downpours) shows the frogs in two different lights. Sunny and warm
sees them skulking in the pond trying to grab the occasional unwary fly whereas as soon as the rain starts in earnest
they all jump out of the ponds and scatter around the garden.
Re: FROGS
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:05 am
by Placido
Why on earth do they do that ?? - the jumping and the scattering.
Re: FROGS
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:45 pm
by Willpar
May be clutching at straws here but here goes. I wonder if it has anything to do with how sound travels through water. If the frogs are underwater I would imagine the sound of the rain hitting the water could be quite deafening.
Re: FROGS
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2020 8:42 pm
by Jacksparrow
Willpar wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 5:45 pm
May be clutching at straws here but here goes. I wonder if it has anything to do with how sound travels through water. If the frogs are underwater I would imagine the sound of the rain hitting the water could be quite deafening.
I have pondered on that theory in the past. They will even do it while paired up for spawning which gives weight to that.
