Saw a great blue heron take a chipmunk once. No surprise they eat frogs

I found this most informative and interesting quote on the New York State DEC discussion about the life history and ecology of the bullfrog species that is found over the entire state.

"A bullfrog sitting on a log in the water
Bullfrog - Rana catesbiana
Did You Know?
Bullfrogs are the largest frogs in North America.
After hatching they can remain as tadpoles for one to three or more years depending on conditions.
Male bullfrogs stake out and defend their territory from any male frog intruder.
Bullfrogs can jump up to 15 times their body length to catch anything from insects, crayfish, minnows, and other frogs (even other bullfrogs) to small rodents, hatchling turtles, ducklings, bats, and snakes!
During the winter, bullfrogs burrow into the mud on the pond bottom and remain there until spring, absorbing oxygen stored in the mud. Tadpoles may be active under the ice all winter."

Jonathan

That wells temperature was probably 15c or50 f and Tree frogs that is their ideal temperature, there are many fishfies that live inside old crib wells.
Mink frogs live as larvae for two years

When I was in my teens a buddy and I used to go to a lake that had a ton of huge bullfrogs and catch them by any means necessary for their legs. His Mom would fry them up for us and they were great! Once in a while some of the really big ones would have the legs of smaller ones sticking out of their mouths. Cannibalism at its best. Wish I had some pictures from back then.

Moosetrot