It took me ages to find this one https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/13609/t/110320.aspx?pi2132219858=2#838911 so thought I'd start a new one. I had a couple of newts larking around the moth trap towards the end of november, one of them had what looks like a woodlouse
& a green frog too from October
Anyone had any others recently?
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
I don't have a garden pond so I have been looking for frogs in every pool. I found loads of spawn but almost no frogs, until I came across this spot. Loads of amphibian activity ...
I spent an hour or two watching numerous singles and couples and even spotted a few newts, though they were impossible to photograph. For twenty minutes I was thinking the super-telephoto doesn't focus close enough but the 105mm macro doesn't have enough pull before I remembered to take the converter off the super-telephoto and put it on the macro … doh! It also reminds me I need a polarising filter sorted for wildlife lenses as well as landscapes!
Frogs eyes are fabulous colours but there are just too many in this shot … creepy!
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Nige Flickr
My new resident in the pond ... reasonably big frog which came from my neighbour's pond as she regretfully has to give it up ... also have seven baby goldfish now residing in my newly refurbished wildlife pond, 4 gold & 3 black&gold !
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
20 days later than the original lot of Frogspawn we came home today to find another freshly laid batch.
Roughly clenched fist sized.
And a quick look at the original batch, roughly flattened Turnip sized.!!
And a close up of the developing chaos.
My bird photos HERE
Soooooo envious ... still no females here!! In fact have turned over my newly prepared wildlife pond over to half a dozen orphaned baby goldfish from over the road neighbour ... I do have another small pre-formed pond which I can whip into action should there be any frogspawn!!!
Will never look at frogspawn in the same light again Nige! Lol. Sure you're lonely one will have a zillion siblings by morning!
Still none here but do have a Newt now, magically appeared in goldfish/frog pond two nights ago ... unless one of my garden worms has sprouted legs!
WendyBartter said:do have a Newt now, magically appeared in goldfish/frog pond two nights ago .
Taken me since 14th April to get a pic ... smooth newt night before last
Frog count now risen to seven & still no spawn!!!
Six here
The two bigger ones