Raining frogs..

[vkurup]

Nipper mentioned that he found a frog in the garden. Yesterday I saw it sitting in the soakaway which is fed by the downpipes from the roof. Now frog is not a mysterious creature except that we are not near any water body. A few houses on the road have swimming pools (which I am assuming wont have frogs) and some have water fountains/koi ponds - which could have frogs. But neighbours on either side dont have any such things and we have a few cats in the houses around us. So either a bird picked one up or a cat got on in. Just wondering how a frog got into our garden..

 

[Slab]

Nipper mentioned that he found a frog in the garden. Yesterday I saw it sitting in the soakaway which is fed by the downpipes from the roof. Now frog is not a mysterious creature except that we are not near any water body. A few houses on the road have swimming pools (which I am assuming wont have frogs) and some have water fountains/koi ponds - which could have frogs. But neighbours on either side dont have any such things and we have a few cats in the houses around us. So either a bird picked one up or a cat got on in. Just wondering how a frog got into our garden..

Is the gate open?

 

[vkurup]

Is the gate open?

that explains it... now off to B&Q to buy some gates...

 

[Tashyboy]

that explains it... now off to B&Q to buy some gates...

Dont bother it will jump over the fence.

 

[vkurup]

Dont bother it will jump over the fence.

you mean leapfrog it...

 

[Capella]

Many frogs, just like toads and other amphibia, need ponds only in spring to lay their eggs. After that, they live just as happily in meadows, gardens, swampland or fields until they return to the water the next year, as long as they find a few shady moist places to hide from the direct sunlight. So it is not that unusual to find them on dry land, even though most of the time they are hard to spot there, because they camouflage very well. They also don't croak there, because they only do that during mating season at the ponds.

 

[Robster59]

We find frogs all over our golf course. There is a loch in the middle but they can be found quite some distance from them. As has been said, frogs inhabit many different habitats, ponds being just one of them.

 

[Hobbit]

To be honest, it is the holiday season. Funnily enough, if you go down to Heathrow you'll see 100's of the wee bu99ers queuing at the check-ins, typically going to the Brazilian rainforests.

Maybe yours is having a staycation... possibly struggles in very hot climates?

 

[Tashyboy]

you mean leapfrog it...

Snigger.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

HID found one in the tomatoes the other day. Shrieked the street down but we're nowhere near water and none of the houses near us have ponds or water features.

 

[SocketRocket]

To be honest, it is the holiday season. Funnily enough, if you go down to Heathrow you'll see 100's of the wee bu99ers queuing at the check-ins, typically going to the Brazilian rainforests.

Maybe yours is having a staycation... possibly struggles in very hot climates?

You can pick them out due to their stripped tee shirts, Berets and onions around their necks.

 

[Blue in Munich]

HID found one in the tomatoes the other day. Shrieked the street down but we're nowhere near water and none of the houses near us have ponds or water features.

HID or the frog…………

 

[HomerJSimpson]

HID or the frog…………

The wife. Think the frog legged it to somewhere quieter

 

[Hobbit]

You can pick them out due to their stripped tee shirts, Berets and onions around their necks.

Ah, the legless variety... just like many Brits when they arrive at the airport for their hols.

 

[Old Skier]

The wife. Think the frog legged it to somewhere quieter

You better warn her it will still be there.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

You better warn her it will still be there.

And spoil the surprise. The tomato plants is groaning with fresh ones to be picked. I may suggest first thing in the morning would be a good shout.