RampantReptiles
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Was out in my yard opening up tent caterpillar nests(we have a bit of an infestation so this is one of our favorite pasttimes!
) and thought I would take some pics of the frogs/toads mating in our pond.
Just a pic of part of our yard, we have about 8.5 acres... also have a dandelion infestation but its actually kind of pretty.
The pond... pretty decent size. Supposed to be 8 feet deep in the middle( the pond is kind of cone shape with the end cut off) but I dont know if that is when the water level is high or low. Water level is high right now.
There are 2 grass carp in the pond, they are probably 3 feet long. Also a bunch of small mouth bass, probably a couple dozen or so. They have babies every year and the way our pond is set up we dont get any water fowl so a fair amount survive. You may be able to see the little things coming out of the water are little frog/toad heads.
I havent actually determined what they are so if anyone wants to identify these frogs/toads be my guest. At this moment my best guess is American Toad. We get miiiillllliiiiooooooonnns of tadpoles and little baby frogs/toads every year. I think they are toads because they do wander a fair amount away from the pond.
I discovered the honeymoon suite
I also see there are 2 different kinds of eggs. I think the long strings with the black stuff in them are the frog eggs but I also found these rounded clumps of eggs. Some had stuff in them some didnt. Might be a different kind of frog or maybe fish eggs?(the eggs I am talking about are in the middle of the photo on a stick)
) and thought I would take some pics of the frogs/toads mating in our pond.Just a pic of part of our yard, we have about 8.5 acres... also have a dandelion infestation but its actually kind of pretty.
The pond... pretty decent size. Supposed to be 8 feet deep in the middle( the pond is kind of cone shape with the end cut off) but I dont know if that is when the water level is high or low. Water level is high right now.
There are 2 grass carp in the pond, they are probably 3 feet long. Also a bunch of small mouth bass, probably a couple dozen or so. They have babies every year and the way our pond is set up we dont get any water fowl so a fair amount survive. You may be able to see the little things coming out of the water are little frog/toad heads.
I havent actually determined what they are so if anyone wants to identify these frogs/toads be my guest. At this moment my best guess is American Toad. We get miiiillllliiiiooooooonnns of tadpoles and little baby frogs/toads every year. I think they are toads because they do wander a fair amount away from the pond.
I discovered the honeymoon suite
I also see there are 2 different kinds of eggs. I think the long strings with the black stuff in them are the frog eggs but I also found these rounded clumps of eggs. Some had stuff in them some didnt. Might be a different kind of frog or maybe fish eggs?(the eggs I am talking about are in the middle of the photo on a stick)
