Hundreds of Frogs Invade the Giant Ecosystem Pond

As the saying goes, "Build it and they will come." I knew that’s what would happen, but I wasn’t expecting hundreds of frogs to arrive! The footage doesn’t quite illustrate just how many there were. Also, I couldn’t believe what happened with the phoebes! Nature sure can be brutal sometimes. Either way, I can't wait to show you what's next. There's still so much to unfold. Enjoy, and have a great weekend SerpaSquad!

One not so fun fact about cowbird, there's a "mafia" theory where basically the cowbird held the host nest hostage. The female actually sticks around and if she sees that her egg is being removed (by the host or some meddling human), she will destroy the whole nest. For the host, raising the parasite and trying to have another clutch after is actually more efficient than rebuilding the entire nest, so they go along with it.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher are one of the few bird species to recognize Brown Headed Cowbird eggs and will quickly eliminate them.

This dude out here seeding the lawn with dandelions while my dad breaks his back murdering every last one LOL

Your videos are a masterclass in presenting this type of content without unnecessary hype or distractions that some other YouTube channels tend to include. They are straightforward, with excellent cinematography, audio, and narration that truly focus on the subject matter. Your approach emphasizes the content itself rather than the personality behind the camera, which is refreshing. Bravo on creating such compelling videos about your pond—I love them and look forward to watching more!

NOOO THE PHOEBE'S EGGS 😭😭😭

Important fact about Brown-Headed Cowbirds before anyone hates them too much: Cowbirds are a native species to North America and prior to modern human development were not a problem to ecosystems. Cowbirds generally live and thrive on forest edge habitat. This means that they are only laying eggs in other birds' nests if they are on the edge of a forest, but they aren't found further into the heart of a forested area. However, they are now outcompeting a lot of bird species because of forest fragmentation. Since forests today are so broken up by roads and housing developments, Cowbirds have exponentially more forest edge habitat to live and nest on while other bird species have nowhere else to nest to escape the Cowbirds. They're often villianized (much like Cuckoos) because of their "parasitic" nesting strategy. However, that strategy wasn't much of a problem until we came along and broke up America's forests into little chunks.

Tanner, your cinematography and narration is absolutely fantastic! I was totally enthralled watching this video, keep up the great work!!

“She was unimpressed with the ones around her” me too honey. Me too

Tanner, the new David Attenborough.

“Build it and they will come!” Water is LIFE! ❤

I´ve seen a lot of the amazing aquascape ponds getting built for content creators and I love them. But I´ve never seen anyone enjoy it as much as you do. Kenan enjoys his quite a lot, but this is on another level. Love it!

This channel has slowly cured my ranidaphobia. I couldn't even see pictures of toads a couple of years ago, but now I have watched a whole video.

i'm really thankful for this upload tanner, my depression has hit a low point, and watching this video really made me feel better. thank you for your amazing content.

Though it was sad, mad respect for letting nature take its course. Beautiful ecosystem you’ve built

New favorite series! Real ecosystems beyond the aquarium! Dont get me wrong, I love your vivariums and tanks, but there is something special about animals actively choosing to be part of your project!

Sometimes your attention to detail astounds me as you observe all of these tiny details within the pond and without. I’m completely hooked on the continuing story about the ecosystem you have created and is evolving in the area. I especially love that little camouflaged frog. It’s beautiful. Thank you for documenting and sharing this.

A frog colony is the best addition to a pond. I've never seen frog eggs being laid in such curly strings! Where I live, frogs lay spherical eggs in clusters, and every tadpole has it's own egg, unlike what you show that they're connected in strings. Fascinating!

Brown-headed cow birds are rough. I've seen this happen to so many bird nests built near my house. Thanks as always for the great video Tanner.

Awesome ringnecked snake. I have only ever found five in my entire life at 50 years old and enjoy them every time. I find them. They’re so docile and cool my favorite PA indigenous snake by far.