The release of Ernie the frog

We have had five tadpoles for the last couple of months. My uncle gave them to the kids when we last visited him. Well, on the weekend was a momentous occasion! Finally after weeks of waiting, one of the tadpoles was officially a frog! 4 legs, no tail and a good jumper!

We decided that although we enjoy watching the wonderful transformation from tadpole to frog that God put in place, we do not really want to keep the frogs. So we decided to release them. (After some extensive googling as to what species they were and checking we weren't going to kill off the aquatic ecosystem in the Hawkesbury!)

 Matty named this frog "Ernie". So we took him down to a lagoon in Richmond, said our goodbyes and released him into the puddles at the edge of the lagoon. Hopefully he will survive the many curious ducks and geese that were watching us release him! As you can see from the pictures below, he has pretty good camoflague in the mud!

In our tank we have a froglet who just needs to lose his tail, then he too can join Ernie! Then 3 more tadpoles to go. They don't even have back legs yet, but the kids are having fun watching and waiting!

So long Ernie, we pray you'll have a good life down at Richmond!