Spawned! #amphibian

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 31, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

Hoping a few of these in the pond will survive to become frogs, Rana temporaria.

Picture taken March 25.

#frogs #frog #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Frog #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 21, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

Rana temporaria spotted near where they have spawned in the past. Fingers crossed.

Picture taken March 10.

#frogs #amphibians #amphibian #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Toad #amphibian

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 7, 2022 in 2022, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Common Toad, Fauna, October | 2 comments

A small Bufo bufo, the fallen leaves are much bigger, heading for cover (and made it).

Picture taken October 22.

#toad #toads #amphibians #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Common Frog #amphibian

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 27, 2022 in 2022, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, June, Summer | 0 comments

Rana temporaria.

Picture taken June 24.

#frogs #amphibians #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

A welcome return #frogs

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 29, 2021 in 2021, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

It’s a couple of years since I’ve seen spawn of the Common frog, Rana temporaria, in its usual pool.

Picture taken March 26.

Toad: Woodpile life 5/5 #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 12, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Toad, May, Spring | 0 comments

Bufo bufo. (more…)

Frog: Woodpile life (1/5) #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 1, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Frog, May, Spring | 0 comments

Rana temporaria was among the creatures disturbed when we shifted a woodpile by hand. (more…)

Frog #amphibians

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 4, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

Rana temporaria. (more…)

Frog legs it #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 25, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Autumn, Common Frog, Fauna, November | 0 comments

This small Rana temporaria leapt into cover. (more…)

Stalked #frogs #insects

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 8, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, Common Frog, Fly, Insects, July, Phaonia pallida, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

A tiny frog, Rana temporaria, which could have fitted on a 50p coin, apparently eyeing a fly, possibly Phaonia pallida. (more…)

‘But best of all was the warm thick slobber of frogspawn that grew like clotted water’ #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 12, 2016 in 2016, Amphibians, April, Common Frog, Fauna, Spring | 0 comments

From Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney (more…)

Better late than never

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 11, 2015 in 2015, Amphibians, April, Common Frog, Pond Skater, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Around a month later than last year, the reappearance of clumps of frog spawn in an overflow pool by the pond. (more…)