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    Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 5:03pm
I spent some of today eye to eye with the frogs in my pond, and managed to see a couple of pairs actually spawning.  The act only takes a few seconds, but immediately before the spawn is released the female arches upwards a little and the male hunches downwards; the eggs are then exuded and a small golf ball of whitish eggs is released.  A bad photo below was the best I could get!  I've neglected the spring antics of the 'common' frog for a few years, but I'm glad I took the time to spy on them in the warm sunshine.

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