After sitting surveying the wildlife visiting the garden as part of the RSPB ‘Make Your Nature Count’ week, I decided it was about time to see what progress the troops of tadpoles were making in the pond. I was really pleased when I peered into the water to see the surface being rippled by plenty of tiny little bodies, indicating that most of them seem to have survived, and not only that, but they are becoming more frog-like by the day.
As well as having little angular bodies, the tadpoles now have two pairs of tiny little legs, the back legs either side of their powerful tails that are still as long as they ever were. Whenever I’m wandering the garden and see troublesome snails creeping across the patio or lurking on the fence panel, I take great pleasure in relieving my plants from their jaws and dropping them into the pond to provide a tasty meal for the growing family!
