Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (31)
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God Bless.
wysiwig
Well he certainly looks ready for action. Excellent catch. I can imagine poor Rosie trying to get rid of the taste. Good thing she's a quick learner.
jayfar
That is a beautiful eye and a great shot Andrea.
Juliette.Gribnau
cool shot !
miwi
Klasse shot,like it a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dakotabluemoon
He is a pretty boy i like his pose.
Wolfmanw
Excellent capture Andrea
kaward
What a masculine pose! I bet he's been working out!
alanwilliams
of toad hall fame perhaps, toot toot
Faemike55
Very cool capture Andrea No Prince here. Poor Rosie, I'm glad she learned early on not to kiss a toad or frog -
aksirp
ah, he/she looks hungry after long winter.. great capture!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent. Good job they are not the opiate variety, Rosie would have spent the evening stoned :)
MrsRatbag
Ewww, whatever possessed her to try licking him? You have more wildlife in your garden than I can possibly imagine!
mystmaiden
King of all he surveys! What a great capture
TECHNISTRATIONS
You need to get rid of these as they are deadly to dogs! Even a lick can be fatal! - We have them all over Florida too here in the US and I know of many dogs that have died or suffered agonizing seizures. I love your dogs and will be very worried now since I found out they are over there too! BB or pellet guns are a good way to bring them down if they havn't outlawed those too over there. Far safer than poison...
durleybeachbum
Our toads are not a threat...they are a different species to yours!
pat40
Beautiful
photosynthesis
Great closeup view...
helanker
OH isnt he just a beauty :-))) I love toads :) Nope no poisonous toads here either.
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
sharky_
He is flexing his muscles.... Aloha
danapommet
I like the pose of both toads and two excellent photos!
sandra46
AND THE PRINCE?
jocko500
I wonder what your dogs do to them. now i know.
Jay-el-Jay
A very good picture of this inhabitant of your yard and garden,but I wouldn't want to lick one.
moochagoo
Looks like a scifi monster :)))
jendellas
All I can say is I am glad they are NOT in my garden. Not as bad as I was but not keen!!!
three_grrr
Well now, here's a handsome fellow or perhaps it a lovely lass. I do like toads, and frogs, and snakes .. Our northern toads are not a threat to our dogs either. They all have tasted toad, and choose to leave them alone because of the foul taste which is I believe very mildly toxic, makes the dogs foam a bit at the mouth.
Katraz
I feel sorry for Rosie they are pretty foul tasting, ( don't ask ).
auntietk
Pups gotta try everything once! :P I'm glad it was only disgusting and didn't make her sick. A terrific shot of this little guy! :)