Last night about 9:00 when I was putting the dogs out, I heard a funny noise that seemed to come from my pond. It sounded kind of like some sort of bug you hear later in the summer - a loud almost whistling noise. So I took a flashlight out to investigate. And I found about 4 little frogs in my pond. I really don't understand the lifecycles of frogs. Different years I will buy tadpoles and then see little frogs later in the summer/ early fall. Other years I won't buy any but still find frogs in the pond (by the way, it is a small decorative pond -not a large swimming, fishing pond). So while I am not sure where they came from, here are some pictures I got of the frogs. And these weren't easy to get. Trying to hold a flashlight and take pictures holding the camera steady enough was not an easy thing. My husband is a couch potato so trying to get any help was not possible. But here is some of what I saw.
First off I have netting across the pond to keep leaves from getting into the bottom of the pond -so this frog is climbing on some of that netting
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A different frog
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If you look at the frog's throat you will see it blown up like a balloon. That is where the noise comes from
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It was funny because they are all in the same pond which is about 4 foot by 6 foot and yet one starts and then the others respond. It is amazing how loud they are - you could hear them from in the house with the doors and windows closed.
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