tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post3767710644449991048..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Frog He Would A Wooing GoGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73923609032140885252015-03-22T19:24:51.872+00:002015-03-22T19:24:51.872+00:00Yes Heather there is something rather endearing ab...Yes Heather there is something rather endearing about them. I counted 19 on the surface at one time on Thursday and then on Friday they disappeared and I haven't seen a single one since. I think they've laid their spawn and gone off for another year.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51106064991164254622015-03-20T17:10:13.811+00:002015-03-20T17:10:13.811+00:00Hahahaha....they make me smile. I like frogs :) ...Hahahaha....they make me smile. I like frogs :) These are rather large ones. We don't have them like that around our house, just tiny toads and little toadlings in the summertime. I'd sit for hours by the pond watching those little creatures.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38814710920698993512015-03-19T19:16:35.225+00:002015-03-19T19:16:35.225+00:00Refined frogs Carol? Hmmm or should that be croaaa...Refined frogs Carol? Hmmm or should that be croaaak?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20811133919245962452015-03-19T19:14:12.187+00:002015-03-19T19:14:12.187+00:00Yes Frances. I missed your post. I'm not sure ...Yes Frances. I missed your post. I'm not sure how. Omission now rectified.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13145328323083396592015-03-19T19:13:18.236+00:002015-03-19T19:13:18.236+00:00Thank you for that absolutely accurate clarificati...Thank you for that absolutely accurate clarification Marcel. I apologise for the aberration.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51218886419197148452015-03-19T19:07:42.089+00:002015-03-19T19:07:42.089+00:00Graham, if you are going to provide information to...Graham, if you are going to provide information to the uninitiated, at least provide complete information. You're also not allowed to do it standing up, in case people think you're dancing!Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859972397663662509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46186951294252527072015-03-18T20:27:07.951+00:002015-03-18T20:27:07.951+00:00Our frogs don't behave like that!!!! We are ob...Our frogs don't behave like that!!!! We are obviously more refined at this end of the village (or boring!!!!)carleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413681851223241965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19392727949409252642015-03-18T14:16:34.802+00:002015-03-18T14:16:34.802+00:00Oh, lucky man! I love frogspawn (and recently post...Oh, lucky man! I love frogspawn (and recently posted about it). Lucky frogs, too, of coure...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-17833407475327033072015-03-18T13:05:05.846+00:002015-03-18T13:05:05.846+00:00I assume that they do this every year Virginia. It...I assume that they do this every year Virginia. It's just that I'm not here to see it. I just see all the tadpoles when I get back from NZ.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85476078845826635192015-03-18T10:07:22.765+00:002015-03-18T10:07:22.765+00:00My goodness the frogs have taken over your pond......My goodness the frogs have taken over your pond......oh dear the poor fish.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80511827052416007772015-03-18T09:15:52.453+00:002015-03-18T09:15:52.453+00:00One of the light coloured ones seems definitely un...One of the light coloured ones seems definitely unimpressed. The others seem okay except when the frogs chase them.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-85019917557712847442015-03-18T08:27:21.043+00:002015-03-18T08:27:21.043+00:00Gosh! I wonder what the goldfish think about all ...Gosh! I wonder what the goldfish think about all that action!! Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49988544902204156272015-03-18T07:55:26.794+00:002015-03-18T07:55:26.794+00:00I'm told, Monica, that so many frogs are the s...I'm told, Monica, that so many frogs are the sign of a healthy pond. I hope so.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66297556100380824792015-03-18T07:54:32.503+00:002015-03-18T07:54:32.503+00:00I've not seen any toads Adrian. Most of the ph...I've not seen any toads Adrian. Most of the photos were taken using a polarising filter. The angles and light were such that many of the photos would have been impossible without. One problem is that the frogs usually disappear the second you go anywhere near the pond so most were taken with a telephoto lens.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90008089628192995662015-03-18T07:50:47.143+00:002015-03-18T07:50:47.143+00:00The birds have certainly been more 'alive'...The birds have certainly been more 'alive' since the sun's been shining Meike but I've not seen signs of nest building yet although they may well be doing it without telling me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5956757636763176552015-03-18T07:48:53.726+00:002015-03-18T07:48:53.726+00:00They are certainly entertaining Pauline.They are certainly entertaining Pauline.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65633886847524555232015-03-18T07:46:53.884+00:002015-03-18T07:46:53.884+00:00That was a very interesting article Fiona but, so ...That was a very interesting article Fiona but, so far as my memory serves me, I don't recall seeing frogs in New Zealand either despite some big ponds near The Cottage.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2003989229070149842015-03-18T07:43:56.062+00:002015-03-18T07:43:56.062+00:00Oh yes Red there will be tadpoles a plenty and fro...Oh yes Red there will be tadpoles a plenty and frogs by the bucket load.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76984652634775062012015-03-18T07:43:14.845+00:002015-03-18T07:43:14.845+00:00Ah well Jenny if the frogs were happy perhaps YP w...Ah well Jenny if the frogs were happy perhaps YP was correct. I won't argue with your second sentence given the spirit in which it was meant but, to be honest, I find nature having its way most depressing at times. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89717117816724375262015-03-18T07:40:40.797+00:002015-03-18T07:40:40.797+00:00I'm sorry YP but copulating per se isn't a...I'm sorry YP but copulating <i>per se</i> isn't against the edicts of The Presbyterian Church so long as it's for procreation and you don't enjoy it. I'm sure the frogs satisfied the first criteria although I'm less certain about the second. There was certainly plenty of croaking going on!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64317473837191805052015-03-18T07:02:53.256+00:002015-03-18T07:02:53.256+00:00Seems like you have created a frog paradise wirh y...Seems like you have created a frog paradise wirh your pond ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4128999407335446932015-03-18T06:27:31.750+00:002015-03-18T06:27:31.750+00:00This is really good. I have yet to find any frogs ...This is really good. I have yet to find any frogs or toads. Do you have a polarising filter? It would cut the reflections but a grand sight anyway.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75519995012169573632015-03-18T06:20:25.430+00:002015-03-18T06:20:25.430+00:00No frogs close enough here to hear them, but plent...No frogs close enough here to hear them, but plenty of bird song and bird activity, such as them flitting by with twigs in their beaks, or fighting, and so on. Fourth day of sun here :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63218634108904053202015-03-18T02:44:48.617+00:002015-03-18T02:44:48.617+00:00Oh, lucky you having such entertaining friends in ...Oh, lucky you having such entertaining friends in your pond. I miss frogs.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-14922525583875681912015-03-18T01:24:45.020+00:002015-03-18T01:24:45.020+00:00I haven't seen frogs in a pond for yeas! quite...I haven't seen frogs in a pond for yeas! quite takes me back to my UK days of collecting frog spawn and rearing tadpoles. Haven't bothered here because the rules on native frogs are strict...http://www.nzfrogs.org/Resources/Kids+Information/Keeping+Frogs.html<br />I'm not going out at night with a torch to check where the spawn comes from!<br />Great pics :)Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.com