Tadpole update

Remember how the stream rebuild unexpectedly turned into a tadpole rescue? Well, it's time for an update on these metamorphosing amphibians.

I thought these tadpoles looked different, not the American Toad tadpoles that I'm used to seeing.

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The water quality is quite good now that the raccoon guard has been in place for a couple of weeks:

Which means that the plants are undamaged...

...and I can see the tadpoles doing their thing -- which is eat mainly.

And grow legs.

Yep, definitely not the little toadlings to which I am accustomed. So what are they?

Tree frogs!

Look at its cool little hand -- good thing it has plenty of grip because there's no other way to get out of there besides climbing!

This settles it: I'm going to put this tub out every year! (The fish eat all of the frog eggs and tadpoles, so the tree frogs need a fishless water feature in which to spawn.)

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