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Ninja frog

This is my daughter's story to tell. Maybe someone reading it knows what was happening?
From:
Terry Leahy

Tue, Jun 30 at 10:09 AM
I  just witnessed the most amazing, bizarre scenario! My little pond has 4 resident frogs who like to take up stations on the rock ring around the pond in the 12, 3, 6, 9 o'clock positions. I have wondered at this - is it maximizing space between them, thus decreasing competition for flies in the area, or...?  
This AM, three of the frogs were in their places and the 4th was still in the water.
Anyway, one of the lovey doves (a pair of sweetly peach-toned mourning doves who live here) attempted to lean in to drink when a splash from the water startled it into the air a bit and it attempted to light a small distance away when the frog LEAPED OUT OF THE POND ATTEMPTING TO GRAB THE DOVE!!  
The frog being half the size of the dove - what could be behind that attack?! 
Are the frogs so desperately hungry? Or like a buck in rut willing to attack anything? Or so near sighted he couldn't see the full extent of his intended prey? (He made the grab with mouth open wide) 
Poor lovey dove, really wanting a drink, sat on the stair rail contemplating the situation, tried a different spot on the pond edge, but was too nervous to lean down and drink , instead pacing a bit, eyes fixed on the miscreant frog, then flew off. 
Nature is endlessly entertaining.

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