I was taking pictures of the action in the backyard Friday and noticed the chipmunk digging a hole by the pond, I focused on it to take some pictures. But, what is this, he is digging down between the pond liner and the river rocks. This will not do, so off I go to interrupt his joy, I ask him what does he think he is doing and I get that look. You know the one the kids gave you when they know and you know they have done something wrong, "Who Me". He scurries off under the deck, I put the river rocks back into the hole and glance across the pond, to see this....
You can see by the water trail this toad was leaving the pond. Two opinions come to mind. It is a female toad and she has laid eggs in the pond, or she/he had spent the winter on the bottom and was leaving its' wintering ground. Time will tell.
Either way you can see it is enjoying the early morning sunshine.
23 comments:
Oh goodness that is one big toad!! I have never seen such a large toad before, thanks for sharing :) I'm kinda glad he isn't in my garden as I may be scared of him..
All things nice...
Great photos of the toad. I sure hope that chipmunk got the message you were sending him. They can be very determined creatures as far as the holes they dig.
What fantastically fantastic pics, esp the second! Maybe you'll have a pond full of tiny toad siblings soon..
Hugs,
Laura
How wonderful that the toads have adopted your pond!
Hi Jen
Visiting from the far north this morning so I'm not joining CC today.
I love toads, they're so cute and helpful in the garden. This is one big one though, hope she lays lots of eggs in your pond.
Do you have toad music at night? Our ponds are full of tiny frogs that sing all night.
A froggy frog frog...Great photo, maybe your right may laid eggs there...Have a nice weekend.
Thanks for stopping on my site.
I LOVE toads. We have a family that makes their way under the lining of the fountain. Unfortunately, they will have to find a new home as the yard is being *redecorated* after our rotten winter! Love the story of the chipmunk! Great photo of your toad!
Love that second shot, he is into your taking him a shot lol.
Dress up time for Chelsea
Wow, that's a pretty good sized toad! We used to have a huge one living under our deck when I was little.
Cool shots of the toad. The second closeup of shot made me giggle.
She is a fat little toad...hope she got that way by eating all your garden buggies!I like her!
That is good looking toad. What a great find!
fabulous pic! i saw you at retts blog, about reading the forgotten garden, why not join in food for thought and show us a visual review next time? you love to take pics, you are reading a great book, now if you just whip something up in the kitchen from the book you are a perect match! i LOVED that book, check out food for thought, love to SEE what you are reading~
What a handsome chap. :)
I just have this vision of him jumping into your face..
He could use some moisturizer!
Great photos
ha ha ha...I was scrolling down the page and a big OH escaped my lips...that is one serious looking frog!
Love the look the toad is giving you in the second shot!
Wonderful photos! And that look? I know the one--in fact, I posted something similar about 'the look.'
I'll be back to see if you have a batch of little frogs who look like their mom.
Very cool shots, the second one is my favourite.
That's a big toad! The second picture is wonderful.
Great photo. My children were always enamored of toads. My Grands won't have a thing to do with them.
WOW! love this frog shot! you have a nice blog....jumped to your profile from Rajesh's :)...take care.....
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