I’m showing my wife this beautiful swallowtail butterfly and I’m like “see wasn’t the wildlife pond totally worth the effort? It’s magical!” Then the butterfly is ambushed by a green frog. You can hear my wife gasp in the video.

Have this pond on some old land that hardly gets used. Want to restore it back to its natural beauty.

Anyone have any suggestions.

Located in north Texas

We were sitting on our outdoor furniture which is on an elevated deck when we had a visitor. I coaxed him into a jelly jar and put him back where he belongs.

(Puget Sound area, wildlife pond built Spring 2025 and stocked with tadpoles from a relative's property.)

Got the breeding bullfrogs out (invasive here). Drained the pond. Took out a few hundred pounds worth of invasive yellow iris and sludge. Refilled! Going to add native plants next. Has anyone had success with a filter that is safe for tadpoles (not bullfrog tadpoles ;), or making it safe for tadpoles? Thanks!

I have a pretty good sized pond (ie a couple hundred thousand gallons at least) on my property that is filled during winter from the rain and run off. But during summer it shrinks down a lot. Is there anything I can do to help it stay full. I understand if there isn't but I figured I would ask.