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A little friend


By Ellen Leigh | August 13, 2009 | Category Uncategorized, wildlife garden

A toad American Toad (Bufo Americanus). Pictur...Image via Wikipedia

Isn’t he (or is it a she?) adorable? I found the tiniest of toads hopping around in my garden recently. Barely the size of my fingernail, I’m sure it will grow and help consume the bugs I don’t like out there. He joins the other toads I’ve seen out there- some much, much bigger, some medium sized ones. They even hop up the steps and onto the deck looking for bugs to eat.
Late spring nights I can hear them singing in the weedy edges of the yard- I’m not far from a small lake- it’s a sweet sound of one toad calling to another, looking for love. As a friend so nicely put it: “It’s all about the nooky.”

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