Lucky Frogs.

[Cuban]

A month or so ago when we last had a few days of rain in succession, a patch of bare earth along my dog walking route became quite muddy, with the odd truck using the space to turn and park it became rutted. A week or so ago during the cool weather we have had here, I noticed a frog had taken advantage of the situation and there were tadpoles swimming around one of the water filled isolated ruts. I only noticed them because one of the dogs insisted on a mid walk refresher one day.

So each day following the discovery I would check up on their progress, surely some would surcome to the tire treads of the odd pickup or a hungry bird, but things seems OK until the weather turned warmer last week. Their puddle was a little smaller each evening compared with the morning 'dog walk' until I finally considered that it would bother me enough if they weren't there the next time I walked past.

Operation Luck Frog:

A large glass jar was obtained and from a soup thick muddy smudge I rescued about 30 tadpoles, splitting them into two groups in former coke bottles, they remained at home for a few days where their water was cleaned a few times and the mud fell from supension until I could find somewhere to rehouse them.

Over the weekend I found a nearby pond, probably not the cleanest in Pattaya - but there was an established food chain there with small fish and snails present amoung the lumps of expanded polystyrene and other disgarded debris.

On closer examination of the pictures I think they were toads, but whatever they are, they are lucky.

In Transit. ----------------- The New Home. ----------------- Swimming. ----------------- Explore the land.

Edited November 24, 2008 by Cuban

[phibunmike]

Nice job.

Here is a rare photo of Rana domesticus spotted in my kitchen earlier this evening...

(It's much better when you view full-sized)

Edit> Typo

Edited November 24, 2008 by phibunmike

[Cuban]

Content looking frog.

[Goshawk]

nice tree frog..

[turnpike]

i never knew frogs had whiskers..

that is a beautiful shot and a beautiful creature by the way...

Edited November 26, 2008 by turnpike

[thetravellingcat]

[Cuban]

"Everybody Loves Hypnotoad" I can't wait for Season Four !