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Dave1812
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Posted: 22 Jun 2011 at 5:52pm |
Yes, they are great looking and sound just amazing - the sight and sound is reward enough for getting cold and wet! Well Mother Nature has provided plenty of rain so the ponds are full and the little ones are developing at a steady pace.
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AndyS
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I see Natterjack's were on Spring watch tonight! lovely looking Toads
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Liz Heard
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thanks for posting on progress as promised dave
pray continue to do so! and good luck (to you and the larvae!) ben |
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Dave1812
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Just an update on the ponds
I have 4 new strings and 1000's of tadpoles in the six ponds that I monitor and several toadlets. So at least I have some good news to report on the Natterjack toads. I just hope Mother Nature will provide enough rain to prevent the ponds from drying up again. Word of warning to would be Natterjack monitors - It makes you age very quickly
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Caleb
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The optimistic way of looking at it is that it will provide extra food for next year's tadpoles... I've been told that this can make a real difference in the very nutrient-poor pools that natterjacks use.
Dave- I'd like to see the photos too, what problem are you having with resizing? If you're on Windows, you've almost certainly got MS Paint, which should be able to do it for you. |
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Liz Heard
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really sorry to hear that dave.
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Dave1812
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Too late, the pond dried up - with the loss of all remaining strings and tadpoles.
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Dave1812
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We are now need rain and even more rain, or the vast majority of the tadpoles will die as the water is evaporating at a tremendous rate. |
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Dave1812
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Its been a few weeks since my last o
post on our warty wonders - so here is the latest. I have had a total of 14 strings, 5 have merged into tadpoles. Note: I would post some pics but unsure of changing the size!! |
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