The chorus has arrived. Only the other day Sarah Longes commented that the frog’s chorus should be with us any minute. I did not know her powers extended to the bogs of North County Cork, but they clearly do.
At the weekend I asked if the frogs were out yet, only to be told “not yet”. Well a walk down the bog completely disproved that comment – despite a harsh wind the croaks could clearly be heard.
My challenge was now to try and see these reptiles before they dived for cover in the depths of the bog. Not always easy when the Hound makes his presence well known.
Of course the frogs up this neck of the woods do not possess a fraction of the colour of their amazonian counterparts, but neither do they carry lethal venom. So not as photogenic but a lot safer.
Spring is definitely here.
I also feel that I cannot complete this post without a mention of one of my favourite gardens which I have managed to gain a glimpse of through Julie’s Blog – Frog Pond Farm.
What a name. I love it.
Meticulous Mick 
For me, nothing signals spring like the first flock of robins – which happened this morning! A little afterwards, we get our “spring peepers.” Yeah – we survived another winter!
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A ‘flock’ of Robins. That’s a new one on me. Here they are all year round and never seen in flocks. Good to hear Spring is getting to you too 👍
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We only see them in flocks during early spring, while they are still migrating.
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Frog sex. That’s a book that needs to be written! Difficult subject, great pictures!
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Glad you got a kick out of it all Frederick and thanks for commenting. The mind boggles. 😳
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Tadpole… isn’t that a very funny name! 😀 😀 😀
But you who have english as your native language are of course used to it. As the swedish language certainly have many “funny” words as well.
I found this about tadpoles in my dictionary: “also called pollywog or porwigle in British English”
= even more funny (read: were new words to me)
Have a nice day! With the sun shining from a blue sky and lots of signs of spring!
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Never heard of pollywog or prodigal which sound very odd to me. A lot os sayings sound so silly when translated directly as well. All good fun. Enjoy your day Ninna, MM 🍀
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Neither had I! 😀
I came to think of the British expression “it’s raining cats and dogs” (which is hilarious) and we say, directly translated : “it’s raining small nails” (equally hilarious)
So one can’t always take things literary…
(it’s raining fish……)
Have a nice day!
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Exactly Ninna. In Portugal they say “talk by the elbows’ meaning they go on and on. Another English one is “laugh like a drain” – it makes no sense. 😎😃👍🍀
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laugh like a drain! I like that. Laughing like flooding water, a stream jumping over stones, glittering in the sunshine
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Love the frog in a bog on your blog! Great images of these little fellows!
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Thank you so much Tiny, I love all the activity in what is normally a very quiet place – save for the howling wind. Thanks for commenting, MM 🍀
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Frogs in the bog, lovely post and some real character images. I never thought I’d say that about frogs! Real gumboot stuff to get these I would imagine 🙂
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Cheers Lee, the channel they were in is below a path, steeply and roughly banked. this meant that I didn’t need the gum boots, though it was not possible to get down to their level without going for a swim. hence the images are largely looking down on them. Not convinced that impromptu bog snorkelling is really my thing, 😔
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Bog snorkelling – now that could become a new craze 🙂 But again with your cold weather I guess it would only appeal to the foolhardy, or maybe a photographer or two?
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It is a sport already! They have championships and everything. Still not tempted by it all. http://www.irishbogsnorkelling.com/photo-gallery/
Life can be madder than fiction!
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Argh, only the Irish could make a sport out of that !!! Well maybe the Irish Australians could too 🙂
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Still a bit behind you up here I think John. Not many signs of Spring yet. Great shots.
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Cheers, I was using the 24-105 for most of these shots as I did not have anything longer on me. Next time….Spring is definitely coming, despite the frost that greeted us this morning…👍
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Your photos are great. So full of detail and fun. Frogs are always such fun to watch. Back home in Scotland, my sons and I would regularly walk around a wooded loch in order to watch the progress of the frog life cycle. My kids loved it when the shore line was teeming with tiny baby frogs. We’ve found a frog pond near us in Pennsylvania so we will need to go soon and see if there is any spawn or other signs of spring.
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Will be off to Scotland in May, so hope to bring you back some images of your homeland. I love it over there, home of the ancestors…😃
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I very much look forward to seeing your photographs from your trip to Scotland. 😀
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Only a week but still getting out to the Islands..🍀
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Wonderful set John!! Really does make me feel like spring is here 🙂 Looks like it will be a good year for the frogs!
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Thank you again Sarah, 🐸😎🐸
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Fun post, both words and images. Will tadpoles be next?
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The tadpoles should be the next stage, assuming the heron, fish, otters etc don;t gobble them up first…..🐸🐸
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“Possible Princes” or “Frog Soup”? The photo is so vivid.
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Frog Soup. Now that would have been a good title for one of the images. Like it. Don’t suppose there are many of these critters where you are….Enjoy your week Martin. 🍀
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Fascinating critters captured in beautiful photos, John. Ribbitt!
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Glad you enjoyed the images Debbie, it’s mayhem down the bog right now….🍀🐸🍀
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Oh these are great! Fun and lovely pics!
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Cheers Dale, not the cuddly creatures that most people look for in a photo…..but glad you liked them, MM 🍀
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They’ve definitely got character!
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Havong lived in a house with a large fish pond, where the frogs chorus led to many a sleepless night, I am happy to view these from a distance! !
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I have to say they are not half as loud as the ones I encountered in the Amazon, but I take your point. Enjoy your day Joan, MM 🍀
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Love your images of those frogs in the bog!
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Cheers Sue. Not much colour in the shots, but plenty going on……enjoy your day and thanks for commenting, MM 🍀
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I could almost hear the croaking as I looked at these!!
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That is heartening to hear, Due to their dull colour I thought the post would attract little attention.. Have a good day Sue, MM 🍀
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