The frogs hide beneath
their spawn.
For NaPoWriMo
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Yesterday we were round at Crafty Green Boyfriend's mother's house. We took the time to check out the garden ponds:
When we turned round we saw a splash in the small pond, but didn't actually see the frog and when we walked past, all we could see was more frogspawn almost ready to hatch
Later in the evening, there was a second clump of spawn in the small pond, though still the frogs were hiding.
A grey heron flew past, but thankfully didn't land. A heron can empty a garden pond of all its frogs and tadpoles in probably less than an hour.
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10 comments:
signs of spring!
Hatching already! I hope the heron doesn`t find them.
If I were a frog I would hide under the spawn if there were grey heron about.
Oh I love frogs and frogspawn. Your post makes me want to go out there and explore what nature has to offer.
Hi Juliet,
Yes, indeed - really hope that the grey heron keeps away.
I used to take our kids to a pond that had tadpoles and frogs and we would spend hours watching them.
happy day
hugs
Carolyn
I hope they hatch
lovely haiku :D We don't have many frogs around this year because it has hardly rained at all - hopefully they'll come back soon!
let the hatching commence,xx Rachel
Cool, I hope all the tadpoles make it.. Sounds like a great time to be out and enjoying a spring day.
Nice ku. I'll refrain from witty observations about "making a splash."
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