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Robert V
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Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 5:05pm |
The toads are out at EF
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Mark_b
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Beautiful golden eyes!
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Robert V
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Yeah, I thought that. There was a couple of better looking toads out yesterday...if there can be such a thing
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sussexecology
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Nice pic RobV
Is that toad spawn to the right of the picture. Only just spotted it when looking at your pic for a second time. 31 toads recorded on the move last weekend Weather looking pretty good for more toad movement most nights this week. bye for now Edited by sussexecology - 11 Mar 2012 at 4:13pm |
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Robert V
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Hi,
yes it is toad spawn and I can honestly say I have never seen so many Toads in one pond and so much spawn. I have my fingers crossed that they all make it out alive. Good to see so many females around this year. And although I love Grassies, it is a good job the Grass snakes take a while to warm up, if they had hit the pond today or yesterday, there would have been toad carnage!
This Frog could hardly break through the endless ropes of spawn!
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sussexecology
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Thanks Rob for that.
I guess that means that spring is officially here then it sounds like a very nice pond indeed. I saw a grass snake a few years back when doing a torch survey, and it frightened the living daylights out of me as it was right on the edge of the pond, half in the water (head first i think). I wondered it was waiting for some food as I couldn't see any other reason why it would be sat on the edge (or rather laid out on the edge, but I checked for sure.....it wasn't dead). There were frogs in the pond (and newts too) as well as some fish. I wondered if it had a way of stalking out the fish - I would rather the grassie was going for the fish, rather than the frogs . Your comment on the grass snake and frogs reminded me . Thanks again for the lovely pics. Please keep them coming (and that goes for Ben and others too).
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