Croaking frog

Female frogs make no noise.

Oh to be a frog....... :-)

Hi,
We are planning to sell up here,and go fulltime on the road.
After 40+ years in our place, we are going to really miss the frogs .
We have some green tree frogs, but because we have ponds and water features we have many, many "Brown Striped Marsh Frogs". The sound of dozens of this breed can be awesome. They are also known as "the dripping tap frog" , if you get annoyed at constantly leaking taps you will never forgive them.
We sit on the patio and sometimes they sound like an invasion of aliens.
As i said, we really enjoy them, and will miss them.
pete

Ah yes, the Brown Striped Marsh Frog, we know it very well indeed, as we too have ponds and water features enough to attract them in numbers.

They are very clever in their habits, finding hollow spaces like drains and pipes to call from; these amplify the 'dripping tap' into a 'Thokk' which can cut right through earplugs and sleep.

And because their hiding places are small and hard to get into, nary a dog, nor any of our four cats, can get at them.

Warm summer nights can be tough, even when you know things are well with the local environment !

" because their hiding places are small and hard to get into, nary a dog, nor any of our four cats, can get at them"

WOW How many small native species of birds, lizards, frogs & marsupials do your four cats kill a year ??.the odd endangered orange bellied parrot etc.;The odd Gouldian finch or a little blue Wren.
My suggestion skin the cats sell the meat & make some ear muffs out of the skins & a few more native animals may survive for the next generation to see.

Daz

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"WOW How many small native species of birds, lizards, frogs & marsupials do your four cats kill a year ??.the odd endangered orange bellied parrot etc.;The odd Gouldian finch or a little blue Wren..."

Let's see now: birds=197, lizards=61, frogs=48, marsupials=14, plus several dogs and a couple of beer drinkers. That's per cat, every year - not bad eh ? No Orange Bellied Parrots or Gouldian Finches, some of the birds were probably Blue Wrens, but they go down in one swallow so it's hard to tell.

'four cats' oh dear.

Yeah, we're trying hard to make every species of wildlife extinct with just our household alone. Bit behind schedule though, probably time to get some more cats.

No need one cat can do the lot.... WILL do the lot!

you can not be serious

12 gauge would be more suitable as it can do the frog, birds AND cat.

Daz I think its tongue in cheek, before you call in the FEDS.

Definitely the 12 gauge.

I did take it as tongue in cheek but some do take the whole bait & think its a serious reply.

I love cats,especially those that are turned in to a nice davey crockett hat.

As they say Neighbours cats make damn fine hats.

Daz

A good cat is a flat cat, a quick trim around the edges and you have a great frisbee.

I have a mate that stuffs cats with wool and uses them as bird deterrents on his fishing boat. Dead cats are useful only when they're dead. IMO. Only another 12 million to go...

You'll need a 12 gauge for this little kitten LOL.


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And a couple of follow-up shots at well!

If you don't condone it why suggest it????

X 2 now all the sadists know

Whoops...I may have committed an offence here...but I meant no offense!

Yes shotgun cartridges are expensive.

I use Winchester Subsonic .22LR @ 14c/round in my BRNO.

I don't shoot frogs by the way ;)