27-08-2016, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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Beatrice meets her handsome prince
I was very surprised when I found a frog sitting next to the tort. Although the frog moved when I appeared it didn't go very far. I dashed off to get the camera and when I came back it had moved back nearer to Beatrice. Not as close as before, but sat there for over an hour. Didn't mind me taking pictures, even when the camera flashed. Of course may have been too scared to move. Of course Beatrice carried on eating as usual. Frog is on the left of the picture in case difficult to spot.
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Hampshire frogs are sooooo friendly ! must be a lot of princesses about Jan! lovely photograph. CB
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Not as friendly as Wiltshire frogs I get literally hundreds of them in my pens and toads too I think they seek sanctuary from the grass snakes but they will find their way in eventually mmmmm yum yum little frogs
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Fortunately far too little for frogs legs. Ooh my poor little froggy, I won't tell him what you said.
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28-08-2016, 06:53 PM | #5 |
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I love frogs and toads in the garden. I wouldn't be too chuffed to see a grass snake though.
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sorry to disappoint you all, but Surrey frogs are the best. when I was growing up in Surrey, we had three ponds, and literally hundreds of lovely frogs and newts, in fact very rare newts , a pond full of them.
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Nope not sure on this one, I think you may find the surrey frogs came from Hampshire Suze, born and bred... I remember the migration then they hopped it back across the border cause you moved and 3 ponds were filled in. Mine live in an agapanthus pot and old tin bucket. They may send you a post card.
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cirkey this is what you live with in Wiltshire! demonic grass snakes eating sweetie pie frogs. Jan and I will tell you Hampshire frogs will sing to grass snakes... ain't no sunshine when she's gone....CB
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29-08-2016, 08:41 PM | #10 |
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Someone at the back of me filled in their large pond and I think this has lead to so many frogs and toads being in my garden! I go out in the evening and they are everywhere. I wonder if a lack of chemicals and lots of waterbowls also attracts them? (Oh and tonns of slugs and snails!) I found one in an unheated hide with 3 tiny Hermanns a couple of weeks ago! Big as them!
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