There seem to be many DGers who love frogs, toads and other amphibians.
For those on dial-up, perhaps a new thread is in order. And what better way
to spread the good word about frogs and toads? :-)
Post your hoppity little darlings here, please?
KM
My frogs are so annoyed with you, Wuvie. I had to run out and bother them for fresh photos. ;)
Peek-a-boo!
Glamour shot:
I just discovered this little guy this morning. He's about an inch long, and is either the product of the adult bullfrogs we have in our pond, or perhaps one of several tadpoles we relocated from a friends yard (he discovered them in a small tub of water).
Cute pic's everybody.
This one has had enough of the heat!
Beahive -- if I could be reincarnated, I'd want to be a frog lucky enough to live in your pond. They all looks so happy and healthy, and are so very photogenic!
The tadpole is unaware of what is above him.
Thanks JlJ.. Plenty of room the more the merrier!
This may be a silly question, but what happens to a tadpole's tail once they get their legs? Does it shrivel up and "get sucked into it's body", does it fall off? I just thought about that looking at your last picture.
It gets hidden away in their body.They will have a little nub once they are old enough to go on land and it finally just becomes a bum!
You always have the bestest frog pics, Bea. Your frogs are supermodels! :)
I quite enjoyed your "glamour shot" pony! :)
I hope to write a book one day using their photos or maybe just a coffee table book of photo's. Will see what the future brings.
Ooh, that would be so cool. :D
Just went out to get fresh photos. They're being so cooperative now that I have the umbrellas shading the pond.
You can't see me- I is camouflaged... isn't I?
Mirror, mirror, on the wall...
What a cute shot! :D
Just take the picture, already.
How cute. Did he/she react to it's reflection?
Taking a few laps in the pond.
and a few more to keep my girlish figure!
Time for a break..the life guard blew the whistle.
Think I will get something from the snack bar.
Did somebody say snack time?
Gosh its hot!
Heehee. Water Hyacinth makes a great parasol! Great photos as always, Bea. :)
LOL...we keep finding them in our Hyacinth as well.
Eating fat-free mosquitos helps keep the waistline down:
I'm an urban gardener who has set up a pond, not still water. Has a "bubbler" and next year a waterfall. I want frogs & toads but haven't a clue where to obtain "starters". I do not want to remove them from their wildlife habitat. Is there an online source for these critters?
This place sells tadpoles not sure what species they are. You may wish to ask so they will not eat any local frogs. How long has your pond been in? Give it time the locals most likely will come.
http://www.tricker.com/prod-p-tadpoles
I purchased bullfrog tadpoles from my local nursery, but we also had 3 bullfrogs just show up one day last summer, and they returned again this year. You know the expression -- if you build it, they will come! :)
WUVIE: Feed that frog something-he's anorexic! LOL!
Good Gosh, Im gonna have to start packing a camera around outside with me.. Mine all roam free. lol.. Hop Hop Here and and a Hop HOP there, they are everywhere at times.. And at night the bayou is full of song.. Hmm I do have one picture I took last year, I will have to search for it.. It was so cute.. He just sitting in a rain pipe.. I guess he lives in there???
Anyhow.. Thanks everyone for posting the pictures..
Wuvie, that frog looks like it's been doing waist training with corsets!
Here's this morning's stalking results:
One more:
Just snapped a picture of Bud ... lounging in his pond without a care in the world! It almost looks like he's straddling a small stalk of the iris.
Iris? You mean the froggie couch! Great photo. :)
Double feature! :)
*dies from the cuteness*
