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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 15, 2015 18:08:43 GMT
Combination of Common Lizard basking on the boardwalk + 7 Marsh Frogs sitting in a small pool.
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Post by petecollins on Aug 22, 2015 18:30:42 GMT
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 27, 2015 18:40:57 GMT
This frog attempting to hide in the Baby's Tears (Soleirolia) outside the pond.
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 28, 2015 5:11:50 GMT
Haven't heard it called Baby's Tears before. The vernacular I've always know it by is Mind-your-own-business. Lovely photo!
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Post by Eristic on Aug 28, 2015 8:08:07 GMT
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 31, 2015 12:19:09 GMT
! I don't know why it's got so many names with negative connotations... it's also know as Angel's Tears. I've always liked it, (it can get a bit out of control, but I just go out with a pair of sissors and snip it back.) It gives a nice green carpet around the pond... the froglets are always hopping around on it. Why 'Mind your own Business', I wonder??
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Post by teasel on Aug 31, 2015 20:16:50 GMT
I didn't know what it was called, but I have it around my pond, it sort of blends in with the duckweed in my opinion
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 5, 2015 16:55:56 GMT
A VERY close encounter with a female Adder this morning. I was at a local site + was looking for reptiles but with an interest in most wildlife my eyes wander up + around. I didn't see any Adders in a favoured basking spot so continued along a small grass path.
Fortunately I spotted her at the last minute just over a couple of feet in front of me. One more step + I may have stood on her or next to her when I probably would have been bitten. It was a cold, overcast morning + she remained motionless for a few more minutes before slinking back into the vegetation.
Always a pleasure to see + so pleased I spotted her at the last moment. Obviously sluggish with the lack of much warmth.
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Post by rowanberry on Oct 25, 2015 20:22:59 GMT
Bit chilly this morning for this frog to be out and about! I put him in amongst the plants around the pond, (which was very unappreciated...he protested strongly) to keep him from becoming a squeaky fox toy.
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 15, 2015 16:55:34 GMT
A late basking Red-eared Terrapin on an LNR where I was counting wildfowl.
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Post by aeshna5 on Jan 5, 2016 7:35:32 GMT
My first sighting for 2016 yesterday. I was picking up some dead leaves in a raised planter when suddenly a fairly large Common Frog appeared from under them. Being fairly mild it seemed quite active + watched me for the next few minutes.
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Post by aeshna5 on Feb 22, 2016 17:24:44 GMT
There's been some frog activity in my pond over the last couple of days. I noticed 6 with their heads sticking out of the water yesterday + a little bit of splashing when I got home from work this afternoon.
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Post by rowanberry on Feb 22, 2016 19:16:57 GMT
There's been some frog activity in my pond over the last couple of days. I noticed 6 with their heads sticking out of the water yesterday + a little bit of splashing when I got home from work this afternoon. Same here...when I went out earlier, there was quite a bit of splashing from panicked frogs diving for cover. I have to remember to creep quietly past the pond now, if I want to see them!
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Post by rowanberry on Feb 26, 2016 21:48:56 GMT
I was able to count SIX frogs this morning on the pond shelves.... definitely a sign of spring on the way.
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Post by rowanberry on Mar 2, 2016 23:24:56 GMT
Saw the first frogs in amplexus today.
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