To say the garden pond is heaving with frogs is a bit of an understatement! I used binoculars to help me count them today from the kitchen window. I counted 38 and I don’t think I got them all as there were probably some hiding in corners that I couldn’t see. Trouble is, as soon as you get close to the pond they head underwater and the zoom on my lens is not working. Thankfully there was one brave one – who was bold enough to pose for a rear-end and front-end view! Frogs are great addition to any garden, providing a valuable pest control service. Who wouldn’t want them in their garden?
Common frog
Common frog
Murtagh's Meadow 
The last picture is so pretty… cute little frog.
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They are cute aren’t they Lena – real characters:)
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Cute little guys! We have tree frogs around here but they are very elusive.
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When we watch wildlife programmes my kids are always taken by tree frogs – I am not sure what it is about them – extra cuteness factor possibly?
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If I had a garden pond I’d want one (or 38)
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..or at least two as then you’d get even more:)
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Ha 🙂
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Indicator of a healthy, clean environment – how wonderful for you!
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Frogs do well in Ireland – perhaps it because they haven’t much competition from other amphibians (we only have 3 species) and obviously our wet climate helps too!
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Your pond sounds just like ours. Last year I counted 40 mating pairs!
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Brilliant:)
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I just have a soggy garden at the moment – but in the past have found a frog in the darkest, wettest corner. It’s such a misnomer, ‘common’, isn’t it? They are quite beautiful to me!
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I agree – the colours are beautiful, the shiny skin and bright eyes – all very appealing. I am sure you have more frogs than you think too – they are good at hiding:)
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Free pest control is a great title! I’d be thrilled to have 38 or so in my garden. Lovely post!
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Thank you Julie:)
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The Prince??? 😉
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Indeed:)
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Oh, How I wish I had room for a pond and frogs:-) That is so neat to have that many!!!
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And the newts are back too – my husband spotted two the other day:)
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how neat is that! My kids use to have those in a tank in their room not outside in a pond-now that would be fascinating:-)
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So true! Who wouldn’t want a pond of frogs. I think they are delightful and beautiful.
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..and fun to watch too – we are lucky that we can see them from or kitchen window:)
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Well, we have a pond and I have seen the occasional frog but that is all. It has water lilies and a few plants but needs more to entice, I think. Lovely frogs – well done.
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Once there is some cover the frogs will come. We have advantage of being surrounded by farmland and woods so lots of habitat for them
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