Tadpoles not growing into frogs

"Jeanne" wrote in message
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I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the
frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by
jays... Watch out for jays....

That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage
only to be picked off.
In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the
USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their
antics.
I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless
anyone knows different?

Dribbler

Dribbler wrote:
"Jeanne" wrote in message
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I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the
frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by
jays... Watch out for jays....

That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage
only to be picked off.
In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the
USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their
antics.
I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless
anyone knows different?

Crows would possible get small frogs.

Owls?



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I would have thought little frogs would have made a nice snack for many
predators in including magpies, robins, herons, gulls, blackbirds, crows,
rooks, foxes, badgers, stoats.... its a wonder any survive.


"Pete Thomas" wrote in message
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Dribbler wrote:
"Jeanne" wrote in message
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I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs,
the
frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off
by
jays... Watch out for jays....

That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that
stage
only to be picked off.
In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the
USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all
their
antics.
I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs,
unless
anyone knows different?

Crows would possible get small frogs.

Owls?



--
Pete Thomas - www.petethomas.co.uk
***********
On-line saxophone exercises, composition and jazz theory courses,
Saxophone Instruction DVD.
Discussion forum, free stuff and discounts - www.breakfastroom.co.uk
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:13:26 +0100, "Dribbler"
wrote:


"Jeanne" wrote in message
...

I added a string of eggs, which hatched to tadpoles, which grew legs, the
frogs hopped out and sat on the bank, and every one was soon picked off by
jays... Watch out for jays....

That is horrible for you Jeanne. How awful to watch them get to that stage
only to be picked off.
In the UK we don't have Blue Jays but during my time spent living in the
USA, along with humming birds they were my favourite to watch with all their
antics.
I don't think we have any birds here who would threaten the frogs, unless
anyone knows different?

Dribbler

We get Jays here in the south of England, but our pond is surrounded
by plenty of cover and they don't seem make much impact.

What a life for a small frog! You finally lose your tail, crawl out of
your pond, full of hope with a whole world to explore...

Then Splat!

This pond is new. I dug it in October endure year, about 3ft abysmal and 6 feet beyond (100 gallons or so). I abounding it with about bisected rainwater from a base and bisected tapwater with conditioner which had a few months to condition afore abacus the spawn in Feb.