Pond Diary -- August 9, 2009 -- The Frog Frolic
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Click on this link to watch the Frog Frolic Video by Deko Stone
Gregg Explains the Frog Hunt Rules
Frog Frolic Begins With A Walk Around the Pond
Frogs are Spotted!
The Frog Hunters Continue on the Walk.
The Hunt Begins: "Catch Me if you Can!"
Look Out Frogs!
Gottcha!
The Hunt Ends and Hunters Gather Around the Frog Pen.
A few of the captured frogs.
Naturalist Rich Guthrie Gives Some Lessons on the Catches.
Here he is holding a captured dragon fly that is just emerging from the larvae
stage.
Gregg and Ivan spill the wading pool full of frogs and the kids are herding the frogs back to the pond.
Cooks Varro Clark, Jim Bedard and Raymond Ma go to work.
The Hamilton Hill Arts Center, "Steel Pretty" Steel Drum Band begin the wonderful musical entertainment.
Hostess Ann Parillo says "Hope you're having a good time!"
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CATCH DETAILS (frogs caught included Leopard, Green, Bull
and an American Toad):
Emily -- small frog and fish
Noah -- walking stick, snail, frog
Hunter -- frog and toad
Natalie -- ?
Bryan -- ?
Illyria -- 3 different kinds of frogs
Chelsea -- 3 different kinds of frogs
Lorenzo -- ?
Tabatha -- dragon fly larvae, 3 minows, cray fish, snails, tadpoles, beautiful
leopard frog
Colin -- small mouth bass!
Grace S. -- beautiful swimmer frog
Emily -- ?
Anthony -- ?
Tyler -- frog
Chara -- ?
Eva -- 3 snails and a waterbug
Gabriel -- water strider, water bug, fish, snails
Grace Sg.-- 6 snails, crayfish, water strider
Jackie -- bull frog
Josiah -- toad
Pip -- frog and 18 snails
Anthony -- "tuxedo" frog
Liam -- 1st frog
Cyan -- ?
Jake -- white bellied frog
Jesse -- ?
Ellen -- frog
Molly -- 2 frogs
Keith -- ?
Rebecca -- 2 frogs
Casey -- 2 crayfish
Lillian -- green frog
Total Number of Captured Frogs -- 22 (that's a record!)
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