Frogs
I am passionate about Tasmanian frogs and the protection of frog habitats.
I also feel very helpless and frustrated in the face of the current rip it up, chop it down, concrete it over and sell it mate ethos, that seems to dominate my home state of Tasmania.
I also am a firm believer that conservation begins at home. I dont have the energy or the committment to go and stand in front of a giant bulldozer in the middle of an ancient forest. But I fully support these young people that do.
So by building some simple frog ponds to encourage the local frogs to live in my garden I felt like I was making a small difference.
This page is still under construction so here are some useful links to keep you busy while I search out some frog photos… cheers Kim
This is a Brown Tree Frog Litoria ewingii. I get quite excited when I see a big frog like this one as I normally see frogs that are much smaller than this lovely girl. This frog was about 5 cm long. The brown tree frogs range in colour from really light, like this one to really dark like the next lot of photos.
The snails are ordinary garden snails. Which gives you a good idea of the size of this froglet. All of the next three photos are of Brown Tree Frogs that have just changed from tadpoles.
These little frogs have just emerged from the water to take their first breath of air. They still have their tadpole tails. The lizards are really active around the frog ponds at this time of year. But these two little froglets weren’t a lizards lunch.
You may use these photos for personal or educational purposes as long as I am given credit as the photographer and you also link back to my blog.
Cheers Kim.
