tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post3794713607807524503..comments2023-06-13T13:24:07.539+01:00Comments on Imperfect and Tense: Toadlet updateImperfect and Tensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-14180911838152846942013-09-21T18:34:14.653+01:002013-09-21T18:34:14.653+01:00That made me guffaw! Apologies for the lack of cla...That made me guffaw! Apologies for the lack of clarity.<br /><br />Hmmm, toads aren't as celebrity-driven as other amphibians, are they?<br />Perhaps they're trying to offset the negative press from Wind in the Willows?<br />They are under-rated garden heroes, keeping certain members of the invertebrate population from going stratospheric.<br /><br />However, I'm slightly concerned that the arrival of the peacock at the same time may not have been coincidental :o(Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-34030010484424330662013-09-21T16:08:55.234+01:002013-09-21T16:08:55.234+01:00Clearly, I am not awake, yet. I thought you'd ...Clearly, I am not awake, yet. I thought you'd watched a particular toad for a LONG time, and today was its 22nd birthday.<br /><br />Apparently, not.<br /><br />I find toads SO terribly endearing. Something about them makes me love them instantly. I think their chubby, lumpiness, their utter lack of pretense or vanity. They just look sincere, sweet, and humble.<br /><br />Good call re: mark & release. Can't exactly spray a tiny patch of tummy fur...biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-7595977303809049052013-09-19T19:44:43.883+01:002013-09-19T19:44:43.883+01:00This is the odd thing. There was nary a hint of a ...This is the odd thing. There was nary a hint of a toadlet last year.<br /><br />So the only conclusion we could come to was that it was pre-hibernation behaviour.Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7802716903254015310.post-91179850928338934832013-09-19T17:15:15.288+01:002013-09-19T17:15:15.288+01:00Now if they were sea turtles I would suggest that ...Now if they were sea turtles I would suggest that you had built on the site of their nesting beach. I have no idea if toads are long-lived, but if they get back in again try rehoming them on the opposite side of the site and see if they continue in that direction.<br />The other option is that they are searching a nice warm damp place to hibernate as they are sure winter is just around the corner ;)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798912100227844091noreply@blogger.com