Would love to hear them croaking, but old sid the snake seems to have frightened them off. I prefer by the way, to think they are frightened off, so please do not imply anything....more permanent!

So may have an active pond during spawning season when sid is sleeping?

Chip

I really hope your frogs haven't croaked in the other sense!

I wonder how you chase snakes away? Can't remember if I told you or not, but I only ever once had a snake in my front garden (not where my pond is) and that had obviously escaped or been released by some prat who didn't want to look after it any longer. When I phoned the police, they hadn't had a report of a lost snake and they wouldn't come out to deal with it. The RSPCA also wouldn't come out unless it was poisonous! How I was supposed to know that information is another story. The local ranger eventually came three days later, after the snake had appeared curled up on the wall under greenery every day, but it disappeared before he arrived and I still don't know what happened to it. Apparently we don't have grass snakes in Ealing, so who knows what it was.....
Big Kid