News from the pond

You would not believe how this pond has progressed since the last post about it. It clouded up for a couple of weeks - thick as pea soup. And then, as if by magic the water cleared wonderfully. There's quite a lot of weed on the surface, and we thin that every now and again.

There are still two quite distinct sizes of tadpole. I've done a bit of Googling on this, and it's possible that the smaller ones are the common frog, and the big ones the marsh frog: which would be splendid. There at least two newts, I can't tell which sort. From my Googling, it seems unlikely that any of the visible tadpoles are newt-tadpoles.

There are several different kinds of tiny crustaceans, and those black shiny beetles that come to the surface to get a bubble of air. All kinds of insects buzzing around the surface: a dragonfly; flies with yellow spots.

It's a marvel, that pond. And all from nothing in just a single season.

I'll try and research all the life there and give links, and take photos... WHEN I'VE MORE TIME!

Must dash.

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