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dancingsue
 19 Mar 2010, 20:52 #84183 Reply To Post
Please look out for frogs and toads on these mild, wet nights. They appear at dusk and sit in the road or in puddles. Try and avoid them or better still, take them to the nearest pond. Life's tough for these wonderful creatures.
the long and the short of it

Triclops: a collection of forty short stories by Avery Mathers, Susan Howe and Lee Williams.
AntCity
 19 Mar 2010, 23:27 #84196 Reply To Post
OK
Nestat
 19 Mar 2010, 23:33 #84197 Reply To Post
Alternatively, for a fun game, bring a cat and watch it play amphibian tiddliwinks. Doesn't harm the frogs and is quite an enjoyable sight.
This post was last edited by Nestat, 19 Mar 2010, 23:36
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dancingsue
 20 Mar 2010, 09:41 #84205 Reply To Post
Quote: Nestat, Friday, 19 Mar 2010 23:33
Alternatively, for a fun game, bring a cat and watch it play amphibian tiddliwinks. Doesn't harm the frogs and is quite an enjoyable sight.


It does harm the frogs. Their legs and heads get bitten off. Please keep your cats indoors at night as I do - the birds need the early mornings for feeding, especially when they have young. Wonderful as domestic cats are, they are the most important factor in decreasing bird populations. They're not a natural phenomenon and should be managed more carefully.

the long and the short of it

Triclops: a collection of forty short stories by Avery Mathers, Susan Howe and Lee Williams.
Nestat
 20 Mar 2010, 11:24 #84212 Reply To Post
Oh, really? My cats never ate frogs, just smacked them on the bum for a while, then got bored and wandered off.
Writing for yourself is writing for others: "My book could very well end up being reconstituted as a trestle table in a home for battered women." - Alan Partridge
antonygloster
 20 Mar 2010, 16:24 #84250 Reply To Post
Quote: dancingsue, Saturday, 20 Mar 2010 09:41
Wonderful as domestic cats are, they are the most important factor in decreasing bird populations.


I KNEW the Dodo and the Great Auk didn't just lose the will to live. It was an environmental cat-astrophe.
AG
Keel
 20 Mar 2010, 17:14 #84252 Reply To Post
Quote: Wonderful as domestic cats are, they are the most important factor in decreasing bird populations. They're not a natural phenomenon and should be managed more carefully.

I would put Italian hunters at the top of the list for decreasing bird populations, not moggies. As for the headless, limbless frogs, the cats you come across must be French or working on behalf of the purveyor of quality ingredients for the Wizzo Assortment. Mmm, crunchy frog.
Hey saucy, that's the best offer I've had all night.
Nestat
 20 Mar 2010, 17:18 #84254 Reply To Post
Quote: Keel, Saturday, 20 Mar 2010 17:14
I would put Italian hunters at the top of the list for decreasing bird populations, not moggies. As for the headless, limbless frogs, the cats you come across must be French or working on behalf of the purveyor of quality ingredients for the Wizzo Assortment. Mmm, crunchy frog.

Well, they're going to be in for some hard times. With decreasing bird populations, lark's vomit is sure to be in short supply...

Writing for yourself is writing for others: "My book could very well end up being reconstituted as a trestle table in a home for battered women." - Alan Partridge
mlloyd
 20 Mar 2010, 17:21 #84256 Reply To Post
Crunchy frog - if we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy, would it?
dancingsue
 20 Mar 2010, 17:48 #84260 Reply To Post
Maltese and Greek hunters are even worse. I'd shoot the lot.
the long and the short of it

Triclops: a collection of forty short stories by Avery Mathers, Susan Howe and Lee Williams.
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