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Oct. 12th, 2008 08:43 am
gemfyre: (Frogs)
[personal profile] gemfyre
Arriving home last night (after having the BEST melt-in-your-mouth lamb shanks at Padbury's Restaurant) I heard this strange sound emitting from the front yard and exclaimed,

"We have a Motorbike Frog!!"

Apparently Matt has heard it a few nights beforehand but I hadn't before.

It's weird because Motorbike Frogs are common in Perth, but I had never heard one 'live' before. I had heard recordings and thus knew what the call sounded like.

He's even calling now it's morning. I hope he manages to find a girlfriend. OMG it would be awesome to have taddies, I hope the fish don't eat them or the eggs!

Date: 2008-10-12 07:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilblueunicorn.livejournal.com
Motorbike frog??? Have you got an image? (Sorry, I'm terribly, terribly curious here.)

-§parky

Date: 2008-10-12 07:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jayed.livejournal.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9zuJWib-dE

He he he.. Not as funny as Screaming Frogs!!

:)

Victoria

Date: 2008-10-12 08:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gemfyre.livejournal.com
http://frogwatch.museum.wa.gov.au/Southwest/SouthwestForests/423.aspx

There's a copy of the call on this page.

The *bonk* you can also hear on the track is the Pobblebonk or Banjo Frog, another common frog in the region.

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