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| The pond is working well |
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| Water lilies have HUGE leaves! |
I love my pond. For my regular readers, you know I've worked hard; first to dig it, then to plug the holes, thanks to the dang field mice.
I regularly have to take the pump out and clean it. Daisy is my supervisor.
The fish seem quite happy. The alewives (AKA shiners) have mated with the goldfish, and I have some interesting hybrids. Then, in the height of summer, the frogs move in from the wetland ponds.
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Fuzzy, but you get an idea
of the goldfish sizes and the hybrids |
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As I fill the pond,
goldfish nip away at the algae |
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| A fine specimen –the size of my hand! |
Lo and behold, Jeremiah bullfrog came back this week. He couldn't have been in the pond more than an hour, when I spotted him. I walked by, and saw something hopping towards the pond. It was a wee leopard frog. It leapt into the pond, and Jeremiah hopped once, and swallowed it whole! We shall see how many wee goldfish it eats up. They lasted through his appetite last year. We shall just see!
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| You can see the legs sticking out of its mouth, on its left. |
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| Now he lies in wait... |
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| FIne little fellow |
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If you look you can see the leopard frog
just beyond Daisy's tail |
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My little helper!
She likes to watch the fish,
and take a drink! |
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I transplanted swamp vegetation,
now blooming. |
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Hard to get my work done,
with my little supervisor! |
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| The oldest fish are about 8" long |
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Peer under the lily pad leaf, left of the flower,
Jeremiah is lying in wait in the shade! |
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| A busy place |
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| These are the yearlings |
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| She is oblivious to the frog on the left of her! |
Oh, I guess that's Nature, but Jeremiah eating a little frog sounds rather cannibalistic to me.
ReplyDeleteSuper photos, Jenn. I love your little helper!
K
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ReplyDeleteYour sidebar reminded me...a small snake slithered across the past ahead of me when we were stopped to take photos at Skaha Lake. I thought of you, and I didn't scream. I think that's progress for me, and it's only taken 60-some years.
K
I enjoy my visits here so much, amazing photos, beautiful pond!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post, Jennifer! You are very skillful to dig a pond and keep it in such a good condition. You have at least one good helper!
ReplyDeleteYou are being rewarded for all the hard work you did to make the pond. Getting to see a frog in action is pretty neat.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post. A great looking pond you have there and so many fish. I loved the look of the frog, never seen one like him before. I would say you have a couple of cute helpers there too.
ReplyDeleteCool post, Jen! I love the pond, frog and the fish! Great post, have a happy week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to stay connected to nature. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pond!
ReplyDeleteLife -- in all its stages -- is going on in your beautiful pond! Lovely. All your work is paying off.
ReplyDeleteLoved the goldfish and hybrids, but the frogs I can do without. Lol.
ReplyDeleteAh this is the frog you were talking about on google circles! Am getting a better look at him now:) Wow, all the work you do for your pond, but it's worth for the waterlilies, eh? Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of fun to have your own little pond with those beautiful creatures.
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