Frogs on the move

[Treeson]

Out for a wander and came across these folk going about there business!

[Treeson]

sorry random shot of some tree swallowing action too!

[Stephen Blair]

i was in a garden the other day, where i saw the most frogs in tiny garden pond looking very amerous. they must of been breeding for scotland going by the amount of spawn in the little pond:biggrin:

Edited March 21, 2010 by Stephen Blair

[Treeson]

Being a Kiwi, I haven't come across this before so really enjoyed seeing the little chaps going for it out in the open, made me laugh no end!!

Takes a new meaning to "The Hills Have Eyes"!!!

[Dionysus]

i seen some frogs spawning in a 1 foot square pond in a customers garden on friday, amazing, its the second time ive seen them in the same customers garden, he gets his bay hedge cut same time every year which coincides with the spawning season, the pond was rammed with spawn.

 

does anyone know if frogs are protected? can you move them from your pond if you consider them a nuisance? (not that i do, just wondering)

[Mick Stockbridge]

I dont think frogs are protected, newts are though.

 

Just looked out the window and my pond looks like a jacuzzi with all the activity going on, must about 50 frogs in there all mating. Maybe we'll have a bumper year for frogs this year, that can only be good for the garden, they eat loads of slugs.

 

I reckon it's on account of the hard weather weve had. Normally we see spawn alot earlier and alot of it gets ruined by the frost.

Great pics Treeson, frogs, dont you just love em.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Just caught these two having a cuddle or maybe they just got sick of doing it doggy/froggy style.

[sean]

i seen some frogs spawning in a 1 foot square pond in a customers garden on friday, amazing, its the second time ive seen them in the same customers garden, he gets his bay hedge cut same time every year which coincides with the spawning season, the pond was rammed with spawn.

 

does anyone know if frogs are protected? can you move them from your pond if you consider them a nuisance? (not that i do, just wondering)

 

how can frogs be a nuisance? What like keep borrowing the kids bike and not putting it back? Playing Paul McCartney too lod at 3 in the morn? Leaving thir rubbish everywhere?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Dont forget the toads !

 

 

[Treeson]

Great pics Hamadryad!!

 

NZ has a few native frogs but they mostly go unseen. Some of the populations are down to a mere 300 or so although DOC is trying to bring the numbers up with breeding programs in place.

 

Was great watching the frogs making their way across the paddock to the pond some hopping and crawling.