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Taken at night
Byram Township, Sussex County, NJ
March 31, 2016
First shot with my "new" Nikon D7000 refurb.
Cute little flowers that I'm amazed are blooming in the garden. Though I really shouldn't be, given the temperatures of high 20s these days!
Common Toad near Camas-luinie in Glen Elchaig. A very reddish individual, probably female.
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This guy hopped out and surprised my wife while she was planting this morning. He agreed to pose for a moment before moving on.
Bufo americanus, I guess.
Early spring, at night it was about 2°C. This toad slept under our tent near the river. Probably, it warming herself. I managed to photograph her because it moved very slowly.
Is it really very pretty?
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So...I had about 30 various sizes of Monarch and Queen catepillars on my milkweed plants.
The next day, I had only three. They don't have many predators because milkweed is highly toxic. What the heck, I thought? Where did they all go?
Then, I spotted him. A Giant Toad, sitting right under the plants.
So, I asked him: Mr. Toad, did you eat any of my caterpillars?
He turned his back to me...so I poked his butt with a stick to move him out of the plant.
Then he turned around and charged at me!!!
I was like "Oh no you didn't! This is MY yard mister!".
He gave me a grouchy look and refused to budge.
So, I took his picture.
I went inside and watched him out the window...tick, tick, tick...about 15 minutes went by. He made a move...right under the milkweed....he stretched up...JUMP!!! He jumped high up into the plant and snatched one of the three remaining caterpillars!
AH Ha!! I had my evidence! I promptly put on gloves and went over to him and just picked him up with the intention of moving him around the corner to the opposite side of the house where there are lots of nice, moist, dark rows of palms with lots of bugs to eat.
Well...he didn't like that too much and PEED on me the whole way...the wind was blowing TOWARD me so it was all over my leg. Great, thanks Mr. Toad...you are soooo rude!
Convinced I solved the problem, I left him in his new position and went inside to clean up.
I then settled down in my office, only to look out the window and WHAT DO YOU KNOW!!! He was already back under the same Milkweed plant.
*Sigh* I went to battle with a Giant Toad and lost. :)
Here's a toad I found in a friend's backyard while doing some more lens testing. I was using a heavy, nearly coffee can sized copy machine lens (maker unknown), mounted on the front of a Nikon 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S lens . With the 105mm focused at infinity the copy lens used as a supplemental close-up lens gives a working distance of about 10", enough room to avoid crowding live subjects to the point where they feel threatened. This toad did lead me around a bit before settling down on a slight slope. I was able to get above it and lie flat with the camera nearly on the ground. Depth of field, even at f/16 is pretty thin, but not impossible to work with. Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-18 Speedlight fitted with a diffuser made from a plastic powdered lemonade mix container. Shutter speed was 1/1600 second, ISO 400, f/16, "push-pull" focusing.
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The Common Toad (Bufo bufo) is also known as the European Toad. Common toads are widespread in mainland Britain, mainly England, Scotland and Wales, however, they are absent from Ireland. Common Toads can also be found over most of Europe, northwest Africa and Asia.
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I was asked earlier in the year what would I most like to photograph this year and my reply was the Natterjack Toad, a species I have looked for and failed many times. I got my wish over the past couple of days. It meant sleeping in the car for a late night and early morning hunt. A first for me, not sleeping in the car because that is a regular occurrence but the Toad, a species I have wanted to see for years. Chuffed is an understatement.!!!!
This rare toad is smaller than the more widespread common toad Bufo bufo. Natterjack toads also exhibit a thin bold yellow stripe down the middle of the back, and have notably shorter legs on which they walk rather than hop. The natterjack gets its common name from the loud rasping call made by the male in spring.
Sorry everyone, I have only just got back I will catch up with everyones postings in the next couple of days. I need some sleep I can hardly keep my eyes open. xx
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A grumpy looking Toad.......
A further selection from Messingham on 20/3/19, some great macro out in the sun!
This toad was taking a stroll in our garden tonight, he was quite big, I read somewhere that Toads can live for 40 years.
Bufo woodhousii, found in my yard.
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The slugs in Iowa are generally very small and they don't pose for a proper portrait.
In addition to loving the mulch in your garden (as a cool damp place to hide during the day) they do provide food for fireflies and toads: "There are many types of animals that feed on slugs, such as beetles (e.g. ground beetles, rove beetles, fireflies), toads, snakes, turtles, shrews, ducks, starlings and other birds." www.extension.umn.edu/garden/insects/find/slugs/
Found near the Sac and Fox Trail in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.