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elbowcrookerNo.3 in my series on the life cycle of the common frog:Hundreds, if not thousands, of tadpoles wriggled about in the sunlit water earlier today. Of course, only a tiny proportion will make it to froghood. They are predated by birds, newts, dragonfly larvae, grass snakes, frogs (!) and...... each other. The pond is only 1.5 metres long and surrounded by tall trees and houses, but one year a pair of passing mallards spotted it and dropped in for a feed. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogs</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a>

elbowcrookerFurther to my recent post about frogspawn, I'm happy to report that it has all hatched out. Hundreds of juvenile tadpoles have wriggled free of the 'jelly' and can now be seen feeding on it. They have been joined by a pond snail which is also tucking into this nutritious substance. The red caterpillar-like things are catkins from the silver birch and poplar trees that overlook the pond. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogs</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pond</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/pondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pondlife</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/ponds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ponds</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildlifegardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifegardening</a>

elbowcrooker'Pond life' is sometimes used as an insult applied to particularly contemptible people but I feel that this is unfair to actual pond-dwelling creatures which, by contrast, are mostly harmless and frequently fascinating lifeforms. Frogspawn is a case in point. You can see that our tiny garden pond is full of the stuff. Zoom in and you can tell that the embryos are starting to elongate towards the shape of a tadpole. <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/pond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pond</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/frogspawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogspawn</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogs</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/pondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pondlife</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reptiles</a>

Cormacs CoastCommon Frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles developing in bog and quarry pools all over the place at the moment. If you look closely you can see a few that still have their external gills showing. Wee cuties 😍 County Clare, Ireland.Cormacscoast.com walking tours <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wildatlanticway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildatlanticway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/walkingtours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#walkingtours</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/discoverireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#discoverireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/keepdiscovering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepdiscovering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frog</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ireland</a>

Jayde HolmesOkay, I can do a before and after shot of my tadpoles now that they've come out to play. First pic is from when they first hatched back in October. They're growing so well. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backyardwildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#backyardwildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aussiewildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aussiewildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frogpond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frogpond</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardening</a>

SellaTheChemist<a href="https://toot.wales/@Cathybug" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Cathybug</a> <a href="https://strangeobject.space/@Maker_of_Things" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Maker_of_Things</a> Breaking hot Belfast sink news! We've got at least a dozen wriggly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tadpoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tadpoles</a>. Now is the month of longest wait (for leg-sprouting action).

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