Zo Nicholas
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07:10:49 pm on May 9, 2011 | # |
The Common Frog
Spring has certainly arrived here in this corner of Essex U.K. as announced by the cuckoo call all day long today. While the cuckoo was busy calling for a mate or to mark its territory, the common frog was having a bit of a sunbathe in the warm sunshine. Where there is water there will be frogs.
This frog was not at all deterred by the activity in the garden and was quite happy to sit on a discarded bit of clothing. It’s good to always have your digital camera handy like my NikonP90 when outdoors as you never know what you will see next. Our garden is always full of surprises.
Common Frog
The common frog or Rana Temporaria is a frequent visitor in english gardens like here in Essex especially if there is a garden pond. The common frog is distinguished by its smooth skin which can vary a little in colour from green, yellow, brown or grey with a dark stripe around the legs and eyes. They are a useful visitors in the garden as they are happy to eat insects, slugs and snails with their long sticky tongues. Our pond was full of frogspawn this year which has now turned into lots of little tadpoles which in turn will turn into frogs. We are in for a few more surprises in the garden that I am sure of!
Author:
Zo Nicholas, Media, Marketing, Publishing.Co-Founder of YORGOO, Ycademy,YORGOO Press and Semiomantics.
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