Ever since we have lived here we have had a frog in the garden but we only see it occasionally. There may be more than one but we only see one at a time. We only see it once or twice a year and last year we had a hot summer and didn’t see it at all. This year we have also had a hot summer but yesterday morning after a it had been raining I saw it on the path.
I went back indoors for my camera and the frog was still on the path when I returned. I took a photo of it facing me and then it turned sideways and I managed to get a close up. It then jumped away into the flower border and disappeared.
Frog on the path
Close up of the frog
It’s quite a big frog and quite beautiful. I am really pleased to see that it is still here.
Click here to see the history of my flock.
Absolutely love frogs! xx
Me too. xx
Love the frogs, we have loads in the garden, even though its quite a few years that we got rid of our pound.We also have a toad, who has lived here for quite a few years. I call him big toad. Last year we saw one baby toad, this year I have seen two.
I have always been surprised that we see a frog almost every year and yet have no pond. Our frog is big so I wondered if it was the same one and how long they live.
I have just googled it and was really surprised. It said that common toads live 10 – 12 years but common frogs can live up to 21 years. That means it could be the same one. It says adult males grow to 9 cm and adult females grow to 13 cm. Trying to visualise our frog I would say it is between 9 and 13 cm. I will take out a ruler next time I see it.