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I thought I'd scared him to death

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
in Wildlife gardening
I was raking out dead leaves etc none too gently. Then I spotted this chap.
He sat there perfectly  still and unblinking for ages.  
And then he moved! Whew!

In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • PurpleRosePurpleRose Posts: 538
    It's rather scary when they are disturbed and then move as you think they are part of what you are gathering up. At least he repayed you with a good picture.

    I am petrified of frogs/toads. I dont know why. I remember last year, I was clearing out under my front hedge and one jumped out at me, sqeeling. I screamed and ran away towards the house. A few people came out to see if I was ok and thought it was quite amusing that it was my reaction to a frog. In my defense, he was a big frog 😂😂
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    You probably just woke him up ... he needed a ☕️ 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I was definitely in the queue when the guilt genes were being handed out😉
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I was waaaay ahead of you 🙄 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    No wonder you didn't spot it, it's very well camouflaged.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I went back to continue the war of attrition against the last acuba. Where had he decided to hide?  Right in the middle of the stump.
    I can see how the camouflage would be good in most cases, but keeping still after a predator has already spotted you doesn't seem like a sensible idea.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LizaJLizaJ Posts: 51
    Now forgive me but is that a frog or toad? I really struggle to decipher even though I know the differences between them but on their own I can't work it out.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's a toad. Couldn't give you the definitive explanation of the differences. All I know is they're bigger than frogs and live in the undergrowth.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LizaJLizaJ Posts: 51
    He/she is a beauty!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Toads are warty and rough skinned. Frogs aren't  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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