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We have frog spawn
Our first frog spawn today in Leeds
This March 2nd, compared with: 2002 March 5th 2001 March 12th 1999 March 13th Otoh the crocuses, wallflowers and rosemary are later than they were last year - crocuses and wallflowers by a couple of weeks, and the rosemary still isn't in flower. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... Our first frog spawn today in Leeds This March 2nd, compared with: We still have no frog spawn, but then the pond was frozen till last week which gave them a bit of a handicap. Otoh the crocuses, wallflowers and rosemary are later than they were last year - crocuses and wallflowers by a couple of weeks, and the rosemary still isn't in flower. -- Kay Easton On the other hand rosemary and crocuses have been flowering for some time, but they're on the sheltered South facing side of the house. Anne |
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message ... Our first frog spawn today in Leeds This March 2nd, compared with: 2002 March 5th 2001 March 12th 1999 March 13th Otoh the crocuses, wallflowers and rosemary are later than they were last year - crocuses and wallflowers by a couple of weeks, and the rosemary still isn't in flower. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ No frog spawn in my pond yet...but maybe that's because the cats brought in another dead frog last week :-( Will check the one at school tomorrow. I know there wasn't any last week because the Reception Class wanted some for their topic on 'Natural Changes'. We have lots of Crocus & Iris in flower at school and even some Tulips. Yesterday I noticed a whole load of Daffodils in full bloom, around the corner from my house. Natalie |
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Wheeldon writes "Kay Easton" wrote in message ... Our first frog spawn today in Leeds This March 2nd, compared with: We still have no frog spawn, but then the pond was frozen till last week which gave them a bit of a handicap. Ours was frozen last week too! Husband was looking at it saying 'last year's frogspawn was Mar 9th - there's no way there's going to be frogspawn by Mar 9th this year' -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 13:34:53 +0000, Kay Easton wrote:
Our first frog spawn today in Leeds We've had it for a couple of days (Lincolnshire). Took this photo this afternoon :-)) http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond.jpg I *love* this time of year ! -- Regards, Troy the Black Lab. Woof Woof !! |
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In article , Troy
writes On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 13:34:53 +0000, Kay Easton wrote: Our first frog spawn today in Leeds We've had it for a couple of days (Lincolnshire). Took this photo this afternoon :-)) http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond.jpg I *love* this time of year ! That's a very good pic! She looks as if she's enjoying it, but he just looks grimly determined ;-) We had to persuade one of ours that he wasn't going to get anywhere with the pump cable ;-) Pond at the front has at least 8 frogs and the spawn Pond at the back had 12 frogs lined up like a row of taxis in the deep end, and a few more further up - it'll be a few more days before we get spawn in there. Although that pond is at the south of the house, I suspect its depth keeps it cool a bit longer. Old pond, tucked in the shadow of the house, hasn't anything as yet. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/ |
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On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 17:37:17 +0000, Troy
wrote: We've had it for a couple of days (Lincolnshire). Took this photo this afternoon :-)) http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond.jpg Jeepers! If any one didn't bother to go and have a look, you really should you know. Brilliant photo! Are you a professional? Hussein Grow a little garden |
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Troy wrote: We've had it for a couple of days (Lincolnshire). Took this photo this afternoon :-)) http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond.jpg I *love* this time of year ! -- Regards, Troy the Black Lab. I know what you mean: my husband and I spent a happy few hours looking in dune slack ponds in Aberffraw NNR and larger lakes in Newborough SSSI (on Angelsey) yesterday. The dune clacks were full of freshly laid frog spawn and mating toads, and there were so many toads in full grapple in the lake in Newborough that they could be heard like a distant flock of geese! It is later here this year: last year the toads had spawned and gone by the last week of February and the frogs had spawned by middle of February. It was bad breeding year though round here last year because of low water levels: the slacks had almost dried out altogether by the end of March. Your photograph is a really good one. Would you mind if I used it in lectures I give to undergraduates on amphibian breeding? Anita ************************************************** ************************* Dr Anita Malhotra e-mail: School of Biological Sciences Tel(direct line): + 44 1248 383735 University of Wales Bangor Fax: + 44 1248 371644 Gwynedd LL57 2UW United Kingdom ************************************************** ************************* |
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Kay Easton wrote in message ...
Our first frog spawn today in Leeds This March 2nd, compared with: 2002 March 5th 2001 March 12th 1999 March 13th Otoh the crocuses, wallflowers and rosemary are later than they were last year - crocuses and wallflowers by a couple of weeks, and the rosemary still isn't in flower. We had about 40 frogs on the paths leading to the pond last night. This is a much larger number at any one time than last year, so that's very heartening. -- Sacha |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 01:00:13 +0000, Hussein M. wrote:
Brilliant photo! Are you a professional? Thanks but far from it :-)) just lucky with that one ! -- Regards, Troy the Black Lab. Woof Woof !! |
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 11:43:23 +0000, A.Malhotra wrote:
Your photograph is a really good one. Would you mind if I used it in lectures I give to undergraduates on amphibian breeding? Thanks and please feel free to use it. It's very reduced in size and compressed - so if you want to print it or whatever, the original image (517K) can be found at : http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond2.jpg HTH. -- Regards, Troy the Black Lab. Woof Woof !! |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:54:52 +0000, Troy
wrote: Thanks and please feel free to use it. It's very reduced in size and compressed - so if you want to print it or whatever, the original image (517K) can be found at : http://www.troytheblacklab.co.uk/pond2.jpg I have got rather bored with the background I made for myself out of Cuban pebbles (Windoze desktop). Just musing. Hussein "For of all gainful professions, nothing is better, nothing more pleasing, nothing more delightful, nothing better becomes a well-bred man than agriculture" $$$$$$ Cicero $$$$$$ |
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Kay Easton wrote in message
... Our first frog spawn today in Leeds This March 2nd, compared with: 2002 March 5th 2001 March 12th 1999 March 13th Here on the Black Isle (20 miles north of Inverness) we noticed our first frog spawn this afternoon, just one day earlier than last year. My husband was planning to drain the lower pond tomorrow to clean the circulating pump. We'll just have to hope it keeps going until the autumn and try to clean it then. Kristina www.black-isle.info/orchard |
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