It's been a long few months...Eggs to Frogs!

Back on January 21st we found these Frog eggs in the dry creek bed after it rained.

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On January 30 the eggs started to hatch and we had tadpoles.
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February 9 and the tadpoles were growing
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March 22 our tadpoles started growing legs
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April 6th we had back legs, front legs and the tail was starting to disappear
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And today April 23 we have a baby leopard Frog.

Michael is in love!

We shared our tadpoles with 3 different teachers and classrooms at school. All the tadpoles are at different stages at this moment. The kids and teachers have enjoyed watching the changes even though it's been a long stretch. I think in the process we have lost two frogs as they were making the change from gills to lungs. It seems that they had problems making the change. Sad but a fact of life and nature, things happen that are out of our control.

We now know they are leopard frogs and plan on letting them go in the creek soon. Michael has asked to keep one of the frogs and I've agreed. I'm glad we brought some of the eggs home as the dry creek bed has been dry for several months now and none of these tadpoles would have survived. I also think it was a great adventure for the kids to watch.