The annual invasion
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Re: The annual invasion
Bit early, obviously down to the very mildish' Winter..........
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They usually return mid-Feb. If they start to spawn before the 4th of March it will be early for my pond.
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Ta Mick. The flip down screen makes it a bit easier to get low angles.
The water level in my pond is dropping day by day at the moment as I haven't got a new liner fitted yet. Been too wet to work on it. Though how I'll get the remaining water out with all the frogs in it I dunno!
Plan B is to let them spawn, put the spawn in buckets on a temporary basis and hastily fit the liner. Whatever I do there'll be nothing for the tadpoles to eat.
The water level in my pond is dropping day by day at the moment as I haven't got a new liner fitted yet. Been too wet to work on it. Though how I'll get the remaining water out with all the frogs in it I dunno!
Plan B is to let them spawn, put the spawn in buckets on a temporary basis and hastily fit the liner. Whatever I do there'll be nothing for the tadpoles to eat.
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Selfie time!
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davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21 2019 20:11 -Selfie time!
Arms out, sausage fingers and a small head. It must be a PB?
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davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21 2019 20:05 -Hmmm, A bit of forward planning would have helped.Ta Mick. The flip down screen makes it a bit easier to get low angles.
The water level in my pond is dropping day by day at the moment as I haven't got a new liner fitted yet. Been too wet to work on it. Though how I'll get the remaining water out with all the frogs in it I dunno!
Plan B is to let them spawn, put the spawn in buckets on a temporary basis and hastily fit the liner. Whatever I do there'll be nothing for the tadpoles to eat.
All you can do mate is your best and I'm sure you will, the blackbirds etc will look after some of them for you.
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Have you tried hair-rigging one with a circle hook.its the way forward don’t you know
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Freako wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22 2019 10:21 -The plan was to get the liner in before the winter rains came, but...davelumb wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21 2019 20:05 -Hmmm, A bit of forward planning would have helped.Ta Mick. The flip down screen makes it a bit easier to get low angles.
The water level in my pond is dropping day by day at the moment as I haven't got a new liner fitted yet. Been too wet to work on it. Though how I'll get the remaining water out with all the frogs in it I dunno!
Plan B is to let them spawn, put the spawn in buckets on a temporary basis and hastily fit the liner. Whatever I do there'll be nothing for the tadpoles to eat.
All you can do mate is your best and I'm sure you will, the blackbirds etc will look after some of them for you.
Blackbirds do like tadpoles though!
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Re: The annual invasion
Like those 2 headed ones Dave, dont see many of them about, maybe to closely related in your pond, need an out cross.
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Re: The annual invasion
Great photos I hope the pond I built last spring will attract a few frogs this year
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Going fishing ? Don’t forget ya camera!!
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The unlined pond is now black with tadpoles. I had also seen the occasional glimpse of at least one newt. I had a 'scoop' with a landing net today and turned up two. I have to say, they are cute up close.
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Lovely picture Dave .
Haven’t sen a newt for a few years.
When I was building my pond I found one
Unfortunately never had one since
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Haven’t sen a newt for a few years.
When I was building my pond I found one
Unfortunately never had one since
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Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07 2019 19:44 -They may still be around as they only enter the water at this time of year to spawn. I spotted them this year because there is nothing in the pond except muddy water and tadpoles. The first glimpse I got was of a newt popping to the surface for a gulp of air then diving out of sight again. They do it quickly. When the pond was well weeded I reckon I'd never have spotted this. I dug the pond late in 201 and have seen two newts before this year. One was dead on a rock by the side of the pond (a mystery) and the other was a half seen glimpse. They've probably been around all the time.Lovely picture Dave .
Haven’t sen a newt for a few years.
When I was building my pond I found one
Unfortunately never had one since
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Make sure you have lots of damp hidey holes in the garden and newts, and frogs, will make use of them when they are not breeding. I have a rotting log pile and two piles of stone/rubble.
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Re: The annual invasion
I still get the occasional frog or toad
The pond is roughly five foot deep all round .
I put a floating island in it last year to put some plants that the fish couldn’t eat ? Lol
And hopefully a place for the frogs etc to rest .
I live in hope
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The pond is roughly five foot deep all round .
I put a floating island in it last year to put some plants that the fish couldn’t eat ? Lol
And hopefully a place for the frogs etc to rest .
I live in hope
Regards
Tom
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Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07 2019 20:31 -Get rid of the fish. Or dig a wildlife pond.I still get the occasional frog or toad
The pond is roughly five foot deep all round .
I put a floating island in it last year to put some plants that the fish couldn’t eat ? Lol
And hopefully a place for the frogs etc to rest .
I live in hope
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Couldn’t do that Dave
Their like my babies, in fact their nearly as old as my kids
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Happy Hayes wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07 2019 20:40 -
Couldn’t do that Dave
Their like my babies, in fact their nearly as old as my kids
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Re: The annual invasion
davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07 2019 16:33 -that newt looks a bit unsteady on its legs---is it p****dThe unlined pond is now black with tadpoles. I had also seen the occasional glimpse of at least one newt. I had a 'scoop' with a landing net today and turned up two. I have to say, they are cute up close.
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Kev Berry wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08 2019 09:15 -davelumb wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07 2019 16:33 -that newt looks a bit unsteady on its legs---is it p****dThe unlined pond is now black with tadpoles. I had also seen the occasional glimpse of at least one newt. I had a 'scoop' with a landing net today and turned up two. I have to say, they are cute up close.
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Frog pics are easy.
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