What does your pond look like ... Today?

[sissy]

looks like a weed that grows here that gets poisonous pods on it ,but I forget the name of it .My neighbor had to have some removed from her yard and leaves looked similar ,but lots of leaves look the same to me

 

[JBtheExplorer]

@addy1 I'd love to see some bog pics one of these days!

 

[addy1]

Here you go JB All along the back edge a bunch of milkweed is growing nicely. Self planted.

Pouring rain again, here is what it looks like at this time. Plants were growing like crazy then went into pause mode as we turned cold again. Even have a bit of frost damage on some of the yard plants. Crazy weather.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Woke up this morning, looked out my window, and saw a goldfish sticking out of a bullfrog's mouth! I ran out, easily grabbed the frog, and pried the fish out. The fish is still alive and swimming around, but it is definitely banged up. Some scales are pulled back, and has a torn fin.

That's the first time I've ever seen it happen, but I had suspicions a couple years back when one of my fish mysteriously disappeared.


Meanwhile in the duck nest, I found one egg cracked open. I imagine it happened when another pair of mallards fought Mrs. Duck. They fight her and chase her away every single morning. I'm hoping I'll be able to guard the ducklings when they hatch, because they could chase the mom away and kill them. My neighbor and I think the other pair may be nesting in my neighbor's daylilies.

 

[j.w]

How sad for the little duck egg @JBtheExplorer and hope the rowdy neighbor ducks don't hurt your babies. Maybe the neighbors ducklings will hatch first and they will all leave then.

 

[sissy]

Ducks will share babies just like deer do .Community baby sister but it must be an older cranky duck .

 

[addy1]

My deck pond is getting overrun with bog bean! It is growing like a weed with this up and down spring we have had.

I am going to move some to the big pond.

 

[sissy]

I had that but it started to spread into the lawn around the pond

 

[addy1]

I had that but it started to spread into the lawn around the pond

Every plant in my bog has spread out into the yard. I let it, easy to mow down if it is where I don't really want it.

The bog bean has been contained in the deck pond, ready to turn it loose also.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Woke up this morning, looked out my window, and saw a goldfish sticking out of a bullfrog's mouth! I ran out, easily grabbed the frog, and pried the fish out. The fish is still alive and swimming around, but it is definitely banged up. Some scales are pulled back, and has a torn fin.

My "frog food" fish is still doing good. Been active all day and ate during feeding time. Wondering how long until the frog goes for another one.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

My deck pond is getting overrun with bog bean! It is growing like a weed with this up and down spring we have had.

I am going to move some to the big pond. View attachment 99681

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Spectacular!

 

[Patfish]

all my yellow and white iris are already done blooming

I have yellow flag iris and they are still going but only for a few more days

 

[Patfish]

Happy mother's day

 

[j.w]

to you too @Patfish and everyone

@JBtheExplorer where are the mothers day ducklings? Happy Mothers Day to the duck mothers to be whenever it happens

 

[JBtheExplorer]

@JBtheExplorer where are the mothers day ducklings? Happy Mothers Day to the duck mothers to be whenever it happens

I definitely thought there was a possibility, but nope, still eggs.

Although, Robin eggs did hatch today. I watched the robin carry the empty shells to my fence and then dropping them. I assume they do that because if they just dropped the shells off the nest, it would tell predators that the nest is there. Pretty smart!