Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Harringay frogageddon - Any ideas?
We have a 4 or 5 foot square pond that is quite heavily planted. For many years it's been home to both newts and frogs who seem to like to the cover offered by thre vegetation - and peace has reigned supreme. Then yesterday on two occasions I found a half-eaten frog in the garden. There's at least one more, but I'm not sure if he/she survived the night.
I know next door's cat takes an interest in the pond (along with our finely tilled soil!), but I've never previously found any evidence of any successful kills. Then one-a-day for the last two days. Does anyone have any ideas on why the sudden change?
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Now you come to mention it, judging by the volume of the fence clatter the other night, I did disturb one of the first vulpine visitors to our garden for a long time. So perhaps pussy-dear-pussy is off the hook for this particular crime, but he/she remains accused of the other.
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Permalink Reply by Louisa Spivack on
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I too oncehad frogs in my garden. On more than one occasion, I heard a frog scream in terror and raced out to find a cat lurking nearby.
Apparently frogs etc are fast food burgers for a variety of animals and also birds can attack them too.
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Permalink Reply by Chrisandsally on
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That’s sad Hugh. We’ve had a pond for a couple of years and seem to have fewer frogs and toads than when we didn’t. Actually, come to think of it, the only frog I’ve seen this year was a dead one among the raspberries. A few newts are in the pond. Strange….
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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We have problems with foxes and our frogs. The fox will pull out everything from the pond to get to the frogs.
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Permalink Reply by Alan Swann on
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I’ve just found eight dead or dying fully grown frogs on our lawn this morning over at Hornsey Rise. All look as though they have been attacked: bite marks on limbs or body. No evidence of them being eaten.
We”ve had a pond in the garden for over 20 years with a well established frog colony but never had a massacre like this before. Whether it was a fox or cat, I know not. Whichever, it increases my dislike of both.
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Sorry to read this, Alan. Even though they're just amphibians, I know it can be somewhat upsetting. It must be even worse to find them dying rather than dead. I hope you have some frogs left and that your population will recover.
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That was a heartbreaking sight to see on your lawn, Alan.
I hope that a frog expert will read these accounts and help us to understand what might have happened.
Could it be the heavy rain at night bringing out more slugs, which I believe frogs eat? Sitting targets for predators?
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And we have loads of little froglets enjoying the weather in our garden. Unfortunately still much smaller than the slugs who are also, alas, enjoying the weather
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