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Froggy Things
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:06 pm
by millerd
Next to the front door this morning was this chap, presumably on his way to find a suitable nook in which to hibernate. He was pretty big for a frog - but then so are the local slugs, so there may be a connection.
Butterflies this morning exclusively Red Admirals and Speckled Woods, but no shortage of either.
Dave
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:25 pm
by David M
Is that not a toad? Whatever it is, he's a monster.
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 12:47 pm
by millerd
Lovely, isn't he? I wondered about whether he might be a toad, as they are often in the garden, but he isn't warty enough. I think the big dark patch behind his eye is characteristic of the common frog. He was wet, too, rather than dry as toads are. I'm pretty sure he's a frog.
Dave
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2011 1:59 pm
by Susie
Definitely a frog.
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:05 pm
by Neil Freeman
As Susie says, thats a Frog.
This is a Toad.
![Wyre Forest2011-06-02-199 resize.jpg (437.53 KiB) Viewed 312 times Toad out for a stroll](./files/thumb_10101_5adc61b49e41484fdb5c88d7edccb276)
- Toad out for a stroll
Seen in the Wyre forest back in early June.
Cheers,
Neil F.
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:03 pm
by David M
I see what you mean. Warty with eyes that aren't on stalks?
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:40 am
by Michaeljf
Dave,
what a lovely photograph! Maybe the autumnal light adds something to it. As David mentioned, it may well be a frog but it's a nice healthy size!
We do get thousands of
Toads here in the spring / summer, and then hardly see any by Autumn. No wonder the Heron's round here look so happy
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
.
Michael
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:40 pm
by Trev Sawyer
Ahhhh, No! I...think...it...is...the...
Hypnotoad!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5qc-xPNp6k&NR=1
Trev
Re: Froggy Things
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:22 pm
by millerd
Michaeljf wrote:Dave,
what a lovely photograph! Maybe the autumnal light adds something to it. As David mentioned, it may well be a frog but it's a nice healthy size!
We do get thousands of
Toads here in the spring / summer, and then hardly see any by Autumn. No wonder the Heron's round here look so happy
![Rolling Eyes :roll:](./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
.
Michael
Thank you! A very photogenic creature he was, and as you say a good size. I'm glad to say there is not much of an indigenous French population hereabouts...
Dave