Bobby had finished exploring the front garden on his last look round before bedtime when I heard a faint crunching on the wet gravel. My first thought was of an unwelcome furry visitor with a long tail as I had come face to face with one about a week ago. It had been raining and I had my torch with me. As I searched for whatever had been moving there it was. A large common frog taking advantage of the damp for an evening hop about. I dashed in and grabbed the Lumix. Fortunately the frog hadn't moved and I managed a reasonable close up before it decided that it was camera shy.
Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
It is always as well to have a torch here. Although I do have some outside lighting there is nearly always some creature or other lurking in the shadows on wet nights.
So far the Great Tit has made two more investigations of the nestbox. I won't get too excited yet as the Blue Tits did much the same last year but decided against it in the end.
A snapshot from this morning's video capture.
That is a beautiful image of the frog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful colour the frog is...why would he ever want to turn into a prince!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty John, I love them :) Well captured!
ReplyDeleteHLH came back from Louis's last walk before bed the other night and said there had been a Fox on the other side of the road (a young one he thought) which was sat watching Louis in fascination. I asked him in anguished tones why he hadn't rung me to get a photo and he said he didn't think it would have been possible to get one at that time of night. I told him I would have had a jolly good try!! :)
Thank you Adrian. The wet frog and wet ground helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt is Gerry. I think the greenish ones show the markings well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan. I bet you would have had a jolly good try. We don't get many opportunities to see foxes, not here anyway, though I know they are about.
ReplyDeleteLovely shot of the frog John.
ReplyDeleteAs you say the wetness of frog and stones add a terrific touch to the scene ~ do you think there was something else out there making the crunchy sounds?
ReplyDeleteThank you Keith.
ReplyDeleteNo Glo. Every time the frog made a leap it kicked up some stones which was what I had heard.
ReplyDeleteHi there John. A brilliant capture especially with the pebbles. Quite handsome, as were the Bramblings in previous postings. You must have been thrilled to see them. Enjoy the rest of your week :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Shirl. It made a change from grass or concrete. It was really great to have had the Brambling visit for the first time.
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