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alyceskis CT (
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Tue, Mar 27, 12 at 18:08
| Looked out kitchen window and saw a struggling full grown Sparrow. Ran out, got my net to help the little guy out. That's when I noticed one of my 3 grown frogs had the Sparrow's rear end in it's mouth. I pushed the frog thinking it would release the Sparrow.... frog dived to bottom with Sparrow in it's mouth. Then bobbed back up... Mr/Ms Sparrow was dead and Mr. Killer Frog contined to gulp down. Got my digital cause I couldn't believe frog same size and maybe smaller than Sparrow was gulping the Sparrow down.
I've enjoyed my Pond for over 8 yrs and this is a first !!
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RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| I have about 9 large bullfrogs in my koi pod. Many years ago I had one that was HUGE. I saw a commotion one day on the bank of the pond, and ran to see one of my frogs with the head of a large blackbird in it's mouth, flailing it's wings. He jumped into the pond, and I later found the bird floating, without the frog. he just couldn't get it down. They are voracious eaters and will try to eat anything that moves! |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| Are you certain its not a bullfrog?? |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| My frogs have been around for years and have remained the same size once grown. If this is a bullfrog he's a baby that has just shown up in my pond. How do you tell if it's a bullfrog other than size and sound? Years ago I purchased 2 bullfrog tadpoles. The following year I removed both because they were too huge for my pond and very loud. This is not the case unless it's a baby bull |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| Whenever my frogs get large enough to eat birds they get relocated, there are always more that show up and I allow the smaller ones to stay. |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| My sisternlaw put koi pond in,went out one morning, bullfrogs sitting at the edge with big koi in its mouth. |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| Alyceskis - Bullfrogs are much larger than the regualr strains of bullfrogs, and the males have bright yellow throats & mouths. You can also tell by their croaks - VERY deep like a bellows. Bullfrog tadpoles also are a 2 year tadpole, meaning they hatch after 2 years as a tadpole, whereas other species hatch the same year the hatch from eggs... |
RE: killer frog (not bull) caution / graphic
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| Looks like bullfrogs to me. They will eat anything they can catch. Which is why they cause such problems for native wildlife in areas where they are not native themselves.... A friend saw one grab and swallow a duckling once at a golf course... |
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