Squirming and sliding...

velveteagle, 6 months ago

Pollywog Soup.. What a capture..

Rob McDonald, 6 months ago

not coming to your house for soup! nice crop/frame

botanicali, 6 months ago

How cool! Wish I were there to take pics too :)

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks velveteagle!

LOL Rob! I wouldn’t either!

Yeah, it was fun Ali! Although I didn’t do any of the actual catching this day, a real hand over to the next generation!

Von McKnelly, 6 months ago

From the mucky Earth comes life. Cool shot Damain!

Damian, 6 months ago

That’s very apt Von! Thanks!

PhySpi, 6 months ago

hehe nice :)

Brett Foster, 6 months ago

Primordial soup! Great to see frogs breeding so well. Nice one Damian.

Kym Breeze, 6 months ago

How cool to see this, nice to have a bit of water around for them to breed in, bet the kids loved it…cheeers

Firedrake, 6 months ago

After reading your Kraken story, my first thought was that these were gigantic beasts!! Still cute tho

Karen Cougan, 6 months ago

top shot…...........brings back memories…...............almost froggies…..........we only get black ones around here….................thanks for sharing mate
xkc

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks PhySpi!

They were breeding better than I’d expected to see Brett, which was great as the mozzies were being looked after better than I’d thought too!

Thanks Kym! There was lots of water for a change, and the kids did love it (despite slips in the muddy water LOL!)

Heheh Kaitlin! They were pretty big, but maybe not gigantic :)

Thanks Karen :)
Yep, some were very close to complete, and they’re a real mixed bag of species out there too (via Goondiwindi).

Oddpixels, 6 months ago

Wow…so many too…never seen tadpoles in action before…so this is really awesome!!

jaycee, 6 months ago

I love it… although its disgusting grotty too lol… no offence lol.. but I love the picture. Just not the mud lol.

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Rachel, LOL, helping show the hidden life of frogs :)

LOL jaycee! It wasn’t too muddy, just that’s the colour of the water in all the creeks and waterholes :)

mlgkats, 6 months ago

nice capture

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks mlgkats!

Jez Wence, 6 months ago

So THIS is what happens when you leave your semen in a jar on the windowsil for 3 weeks!

Damian, 6 months ago

LOL, I’m not even able to argue with you, not having tried it…!

Helene Kippert, 6 months ago

Wonderful capture Damian

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Helene!

Tallulah, 6 months ago

What a fabulous opportunity to capture an amazing image. Great shot.

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks a lot Lisa, glad you like it!

Catherine Crim..., 6 months ago

awesome shot..was thinking of making stew for dinner tonite…but now im thinking salad

Lucindawind, 6 months ago

oh cool .. I used to catch them when I was little .. .but they were all black !

Damian, 6 months ago

LOL Catherine! They wouldn’t probably taste that good (a bit muddy!)

Thanks Elaine! There’s some black ones in there too, but a real mixed bag of frog species here!

Michelle Rogers, 6 months ago

That’s wicked good!

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Michelle :)

Jodie Carruthers, 6 months ago

Cool shot

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Jodie!

checkma8, 6 months ago

A Go Go

KandyKain, 6 months ago

Very cool!

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks checkma8; thanks Kandy! Glad you guys like it!

Kharma, 6 months ago

wonderful natural capture …
so happy to hear catch and release

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Kharma, glad you like it! Definately a catch and release, all these guys are native frogs, so I’d hate to impact on them :)

Helen Bascom KMA, 6 months ago

This is a great photo. Icky little buggers! Great shot.

Damian, 6 months ago

LOL, thanks Helen :)
Out there it’s them or mosquitoes, so they’re a blessing!

Lisadee, 6 months ago

Love this beautiful in so many ways. so is the description.

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Lisa, I’m glad you think so (I have it as my work computer background at the moment, and was told how ugly they looked by the girl working for me, LOL. Frogs are cute, really, but she just didn’t see it!). And glad you liked the description!

Michelle Boyer, 6 months ago

Great capture

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks Michelle!

EdgeOfReality, 6 months ago

Well done with the rescue and a great learning experience for the kids. A great capture in both ways.

Damian, 6 months ago

Thanks EdgeOfReality :)
There were a few lessons learnt by the kids that day, LOL! Lots of fun.

paulevelin, 6 months ago

excellent capture
great colours

Damian in reply to paulevelin’s comment, 6 months ago

Thank you! Glad you like it.

conilouz, 6 months ago

too cool.. i remember catching these when is was a young girl.. great job

Damian in reply to conilouz’s comment, 6 months ago

Thanks Connie! I used to catch them as well as a kid – must be something we all do, LOL!

Michael Gatch, 6 months ago

very nice capture. you did get all the stages, that’s great!

Sorina Williams, 5 months ago

Love the shot!

Damian in reply to Michael Gatch’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks Michael, I was pleased with the mix of critters in the shot, LOL!

Damian in reply to Sorina Williams’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks Sorina!

Splogy, 5 months ago

Wow, that brings back memories! Cool that you’ve got the taddy’s and inbetween stages to the frog. Clever.

Damian, 5 months ago

Thanks Splogy, I like the way there was the mix of stages too :)

Wildwings, 5 months ago

Beautiful capture. Great clarity of details and colors. The tadpole’s transition stages are superb.
This is another favorite of mine.

Dee Boylan, 5 months ago

Frog soup….yum….hehe….what a great shot Damian….very interesting….

Damian in reply to Wildwings’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks Wildwings, glad you like it (wriggly little beggers, LOL!)

Damian in reply to Dee Boylan’s comment, 5 months ago

LOL, frog soup! Thanks Dee ;)

Wildwings, 5 months ago

My pleasure. Yes. they are wriggly little rascals.:)

Roboftheland, 4 months ago

Nice work.

Damian in reply to Roboftheland’s comment, 4 months ago

Cheers Rob!

Katie Young, 4 months ago

The colours in this are lovely!

margaretfraser, 4 months ago

cool thought you could only get black ones love the colours

CosmicDNA, 4 months ago

Love this image…
Regards,
David

Damian in reply to Katie Young’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Katie :)

Damian in reply to margaretfraser’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Margaret! And these guys are a real mix of species :)

Damian in reply to CosmicDNA’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks David!

JaneAParis, 3 months ago

Freaky cool! I can relate this picture a lot. It is great. Smiles from Jane:-)

mjaniceanne, 3 months ago

Great shot! Wish I was there because I am nothing but a very big and old kid!

Paul Compton, 2 months ago

Wow, you really have represented all the growth stages. I want to hold them all. Slimy and wonderful. Tremendous shot Damian.

Hippo, 2 months ago

Fantastic! I love frogs, and those ones with the green stripes are amazing. That takes me back to tadpole hunting when I was a kid (always a catch and release effort here too.) Great shot! :)

Damian in reply to JaneAParis’s comment, 2 months ago

LOL, thanks a lot Jane :)

Damian in reply to mjaniceanne’s comment, 2 months ago

LOL, I know what you mean! The tadpoles are always fun to catch and watch :)

Damian in reply to Paul Compton’s comment, 2 months ago

Haha, slimy and wonderful! Thanks Paul :)

Damian in reply to Hippo’s comment, 2 months ago

LOL, thanks Hippo. And it does bring back memories, doesn’t it? :)

spiderflux, about 1 month ago

freaky, intense, and fascinating. great photo.

Damian in reply to spiderflux’s comment, about 1 month ago

Cheers spiderflux!

Junior Mclean, 10 days ago

Very nice!!!

Damian in reply to Junior Mclean’s comment, 6 days ago

Thanks Junior!

Vestque, 4 days ago

Eww, even the picture looks slimy :D

Awesome capture, I love the life here, especially since there are frogs as well as tadpoles. The whole cycle is in this pic! Very cool ^^

Damian in reply to Vestque’s comment, 2 days ago

LOL, welcome to slimy vision!
I liked how there were a mix of stages there too :)