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This guest article is by Wildlife Artist Robert E Fuller showing some of his beautiful photography of the amphibians in his own pond.

frogs1 Frog Frolic at Fotherdale

We moved to Fotherdale Farm in 1998 and one of the first things I did was build a pond. Now we have a very healthy frog and toad population – one time I counted over 80 individuals at the moment they were spawning.

frogs2 Frog Frolic at Fotherdale

As you approach the pond they tend to disappear under the water. But if you lie down they soon reappear.

frog2b Frog Frolic at Fotherdale

Plus getting a low perspective makes for better photographs. In this one you can see the yellow flag irises reflected in the water.

frog3 Frog Frolic at Fotherdale

You can tell the difference between frogs and toads by their size, by the fact that toads walk and frogs hop and are generally more streamlined. Also toads are warty and have slit eyes.

frogs4 Frog Frolic at Fotherdale

March is the mating season for both species and it can seem a bit frenzied. Here two frogs are mating.

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But here there seems to be a bit of confusion! This toad is getting over friendly with a frog.

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And this toad is in a frog sandwich!!

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This article featuring the beautiful pictures of frogs and toads is written by Robert E Fuller. Also want to write an article for Mudfooted.com? Send your proposal to info@mudfooted.com

Written by Robert E Fuller

Robert Fuller is a British wildlife artist with a reputation for authenticity that is second to none. He spends months watching and photographing his wildlife subjects in the field so that most of the birds and animals he features are old friends by the time he comes to paint them. Robert writes a monthly column about his wildlife exploits for The Yorkshire Post and shares his knowledge and photographic studies online via his blog http://robertefuller.blogspot.com/

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  1. airsays:
    May 31, 2011, 17:07

    Nice shot will be checking his blog, thanks for sharing..
    hope to hear from you on my post

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  2. Amandasays:
    Jun 1, 2011, 19:19

    Hello, I really like it here, I am also a biologist and really enjoy the good job and layout. Just saw this and thought you might find it interesting:
    link

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    • Jolle Jollessays:
      Jun 4, 2011, 10:59

      Hi Amanda, thanks for your comment! I also just heard about this behaviour, if I find the time I will write a short post about it the next few days :) Thx!

      Reply

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