Amphibians & Reptiles 2020

After having a very large Frog visitor to the porch the other night at midnight I thought I would have a check around the pond ... still have four but often find one or other out on the grass I laid for them at back of ponds, got to better than than dry & stony earth, maybe provide some tasty snacks for them?

Looks like it's time to drag some excess algae out ... again!!

That blanket weed doesn't half spread!

We had a pond clean up at the weekend, removing the excess weed and cleaning the pump filter.

Had to smile this morning at my 'socially distanced' frogs ... maybe heard second wave coming? Lol

I wonder what they are all looking at over there?? Must be interesting to get them all lined up on one side!!

Not so much what they're looking at as what they're clinging to ... algea! I can clear the excess from front & sides of pond but back harder to reach, leave it for them as they love to suspend themselves from it ... I clear it from the middle every so iften but always leave some at back edge for thr frogs! Last time I completely cleaned the pond all the frigs jumped ship!! Lol

Strange sight today ... just practising or maybe feeling lonely?

Found this Slow Worm crossing the path on our usual walk through the woods at NT Ickworth today, first time we've seen anything worth recording for some time. There were taken on my iPhone, better than nothing.

We also saw 2 Kestrels, 2 Buzzards and a Muntjac.

An unusual visitor to the moth trap in the early morning, picking up an easy breakfast no doute,

Sadly most of the ones I see are squashed on the road. Hopefully less this year with traffic generally down.

Is that a Fire Salamander H?

Yes it is Wendy, just checked it out on Wikpaedia & it says they can live up to 50 years, amazing.