We have frogs in this pond this week. They seemed to take a little while to party this year, hanging around before spawning.
Looking back at last year we first saw frogspawn on 26th January (2008)
The frogs are almost a month later this year.
The cold weather really has made a difference.
But they are making up for lost time:-)
The pond is almost full.
Its time to make our little wildlife pond heron proof!
But they are making up for lost time:-)
The pond is almost full.
Its time to make our little wildlife pond heron proof!
4 comments:
Dear Chris,
Oh my goodness they are darling...
It has been cold for you this year. Glad the frogs are back!
Sherry
Dear Chris,
Your pond is beautiful! I can help you with your heron problem. I had this proplem years ago in my koi pond. The solution is to get yourself a full size life like heron and put it next to your pond. Herons are very territorial and will not land when there is one already. Believe me, this works. I've had no problem since I placed one by my pond, and it's much prettier.
Hello Sherry. We do like it when the frogs visit :-) The garden is waking up!
Hello Norma. Thanks for the advice. Its always good to hear what other people are doing and find out what works for them. A couple of years ago our pond was cleared of frogspawn overnight and we have tried various things to stop it happening again.
Where are my frogs? Usually I have a week in February when my pond heaves and seethes with a mass of amourous frogs. They leave behind around 20 clumps of spawn which I transfer to a nursery pond where the developing tads are safe from being eaten by fish.
Careful husbandry in the way of feeding and maintaining a good water quality and temperature ensures a mammoth harvest of frogs leaving the pond at the end of the summer.
What triggers their ating frenzy? Is it entirely temperature or does light play a part?
Any suggested reading out there?
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