American Bullfrog

Yesterday I chose to blip a butterfly instead of a bullfrog, so went back to the pond to find a frog today.  The American bullfrog lives 7-9 years and can grow up to 1.1 pound/0.5 Kg.  They are predators and will eat insects, worms, frogs, tadpoles, small snakes, fish, eggs laid in the water by insects and fish, crayfish, and small mammals.

Bullfrogs range in color from all green to brown or gray.  Their name is derived from the loud attractive bellow males make during mating season; this sound can be heard greater than 1 km/0.6 mile away.

The bullfrogs in this location hide among rocks to avoid becoming food for herons and great egrets.