We have been very disappointed that, following the apparently successful metamorphosis of a large number of tadpoles into froglets, we have seen nothing for weeks and weeks. We can only assume that the heron/blackbirds/hedgehog et al had a few tasty treats. It is always possible that the froglets all migrated and have made their homes elsewhere, but it seems a bit unlikely as we didn't see any of them leave.
We were delighted this morning to discover this lovely frog hoping across the lawn to the pond
Maybe one of last years tadpoles looking at the size of him/her
Even more pleased later, when we spotted this toad on the other side of the pond.
Similar in size to Freddie the frog, so again, we are guessing at one of last years spawn, who has decided to check out the Village Puddle as a possible Des Res
and there I was thinking that one either had frogs OR toads but not usually both - trust the Village Puddle to be different!
ReplyDeleteSempervivum looks good too.