American Toad

What a nice surprise to have a little visitor in the vegetable garden. A visitor that I don’t often get to see. An American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus). It seemed to prefer the “sit very very still and you won’t be seen” stance.

But the little creature was seen throughout the day. I was pleased each time I saw it again, mostly in the same place. Sitting very very still.

A funny tidbit of info, this toad, and all toads are actually a subset of FROGS. So all toads are also frogs, but frogs are NOT toads.

By the afternoon I was lucky to spot the little toad again. I guess the sun was getting too warm since it was digging itself down into the freshly turned garden soil. A cool spot for a cool critter.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “American Toad”

  1. I so love your comments. They must take a lot of time on your part but I am such a fan.

    1. Oh Libby, thank you so much for your kind comments. I DO devote a good bit of time to my posts but then I LOVE to share the wonderful world of nature! So very pleased to hear that you are enjoying what I write.

      Thanks bunches for reading my posts!
      Bren

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