Frog spawn – there is a lot of it in the garden pond.

They are over hundred frogs in the pond at the moment and they will start dispersing again soon. During the year, we come across them regularly in the vegetable garden, and in the long grass of the meadows.

It is wonderful to see them all together in the pond though, and they do make a lovely gentle croaking noise. The spawn will take anything from 10-21 days to hatch into tadpoles (it depends on the temperature). The tadpoles will take a further 14 weeks to grow into mini frogs. Of course many of them will become food for newts, dragonfly larva and other predators including themselves.

Inspired by this week’s Lens artist photo challenge -Subjects Starting with Letter S
Wow!
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Yep, frogs are pretty cool:)
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Wild Daffodil, you took the word right out of my mouth. I mean fingers.
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So many babies! ❤
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Amazing isn’t it?
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Such great photos. My frogs are very loud at the moment as there has been lots of rain.
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Happy frogs:)
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I imagine frogs to be noisy too, but perhaps that’s just those southern ones! And yes BB is right, they are lovely photos.
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Thank you – the noise is more a loud purring scale
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And I love these – thank you for posting! I always hosted little ones in a bucket at home as a child, and then my children also did this every spring. We saw them grow – then released them back again when all four legs had come through. Sweet frogs – lucky you!
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Yes, I do feel privileged that they choose our pond:)
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They know you are good people!
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I simply love the sound of frog choruses.
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Me too:)
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So wonderful to have so many frogs spawning in your pond Karina, what a treat to see! 💚
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It certainly is:)
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Wow! I’ve never seen this before! Thanks for sharing this, Karina!!
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Your welcome Patti🐸
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Ha! S’s are where you find them!
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🐸🙂
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These frog captures are incredible. Great choices, MM!
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Thank you Amy:)
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You’ve captured them perfectly MM, although I must admit I’m not sure I’d love hundreds at once!!! Excellent S response.
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Thank you TIna. Really they are engaging to watch:)
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The magic of nature. All together in a flurry – purring, eye-catching and happy! Magnificent pictures.
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Thank you
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