Splash and grab

[jetpenny]

Today a magpie has spent quite a while wandering about in the shallows of my pond , busily bobbing up and down, and dipping into the water. When I went for a closer look it was fishing for tadpoles, and had left a couple of dead ones on the side,which it had dropped & couldn't pick up again. Has anyone else come across this?

[UB4 gardener]

I've heard of blackbirds going after tadpoles too.

Chris

[dampflippers]

I always put a little of my frogspawn in a tub mini pond, and that is like a fast food station! Luckily the duckweed and lily leaves now give them some shelter.

[Red Robin]

I find that as there is plenty other food stuff around in my garden, the nesting pair of Magpies only drink and leave the pond's wildlife alone - I've been watching them closely with binoculars.