Frogs Only Please.....

[Lisaebetten]

realized there is a small tan colored frog in front of him!

l sure hope the Big Frog wasn't planning on eating the Little Frog!

 

[Lisaebetten]

The little frog is hiding from the big guy!

I watched this big guy jump off the bank and snag a bug. You can still see some stuff hanging out of its mouth.View attachment 75918

I have been seeing more hunting this week with my frogs, they usually just sit there. Maybe they are eating more to get ready for winter. I did get to see one jump from the other side of the pond, thru the water and hop up the side to catch a small fly. Nice to see

 

[Lisaebetten]

I was tossing in grasshoppers again this afternoon, probably the reason I saw so many at one time in the goldfish pond. Only 3 are residents of the koi pond this year. Total opposite of how it was last year. Maybe the koi are bigger now and go after the bullfrogs? Not sure!
When I toss in grasshoppers, it's funny how a bullfrog will swim underwater from the other side to come up next to the bug. NEVER do they come up and get the bug. I think their eyes are closed, and they just guess at the distance. It's hilarious! If they jump, they almost always get the bug, but not good at sneaking up underwater. LOL

Oh no poor hopper, I saved 2 today while widening my stream. Oh I hope I'm almost done making changes! I said no more until next year but I couldn't stand looking at the rough draft stream and had to groom it. I went from a 2' to a 3.5' stream. So next spring I will put in a couple stepping rocks.

 

[CountryEscape]

ALWAYS fun making changes to our streams and ponds. I had originally made my stream sloped on the edges. This year I cut a ledge on the edge so round rocks could sit there, and make it look more natural. Wish I had done that with my ponds. Next pond ..... ;-)

 

[koiguy1969]

 

[addy1]

one hungry frog

 

[koiguy1969]

for you guys that are passionate about frogs, facwbook has a frog lovers page:
Here is the link... Come and join them! https://www.facebook.com/groups/901545053195060/
FROG NATION

 

[Lisaebetten]

The frogs are out on this chilly night!

 

[tbendl]

They are adorable Lisa. I am afraid Calvin has scared off all of our frogs. I don't hear plopping in the morning anymore. I am going to try and build a little shallow area for them next spring and hope they come back.

 

[Lisaebetten]

Yes, there favorite places are snuggled in plants. Mine must be brave as they often sun bath on the rocks that are still in the pond area. But then again my cats don't mess with the pond, I think they are scared of it. I bet your frog got caught in the pump while he was finding an underwater hang out. I notice my frogs go to the depths and try to wedge in between the rocks, fun to watch. Now I wish I would have left more hiding places between rocks for little fish and frogs. Maybe you should make some frog hides underwater? I think you'll be fine once you have more lily pads and surface plants!! Mine are also scarce in the mornings.

 

[tbendl]

Well I don't have a shallow area for the frogs to easily get in and out of the water. I usually get up around 530-6 and when I would go outside in the morning I would hear at least 5 plops of the frogs hitting the water to hide but for the last few weeks, nothing every morning and I have had to shoo Calvin away from hunting 2, so who knows what he has snagged when I wasn't outside on frog patrol. By next summer I will have 4 potted lilies so that should give them some hiding room. I hope they come back, they are so cute.

 

[addy1]

I hope they come back, they are so cute.

They will be back, you can't keep frogs from water.

 

[tbendl]

But can I teach them to drink? Wait that's lead a horse to water.... Is it Friday yet??
And I hope so.

 

[addy1]

It is friday, it is always friday here! I was mucking the bog pulling dead plants etc, bunches of frogs jumped into the pond, from 1.5 inches to 3-4 inches in size. Too messy, dirty,to takes photos.

Is it Friday yet??
And I hope so.

 

[Lisaebetten]

I brought home a frog from a large parking lot tonight! It has rained hard this evening and I almost stepped on him! I couldn't take the risk of him getting squished by a car so I adopted him.

I feel I need to belong to special group for frog addictions!

Hi, my name is Lisa and I like frogs.