toad – Donich Website https://www.donich.co.uk Argyll wildlife and nature as seen on the banks of the Donich Water Wed, 08 Apr 2015 20:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 Active Pond https://www.donich.co.uk/blog/2015/04/07/active-pond/ https://www.donich.co.uk/blog/2015/04/07/active-pond/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 19:54:25 +0000 http://www.donich.co.uk/?p=4474 R and I spent some time looking at the spring residents on our pond the other day.

Of course we have our heron (mentioned many times before) but also two ducks which I thought at one point were thinking about making a nest. The video shows some nice reflections as they come into land.

Then last night there were a variety of amphibians, two frogs locked in carnal enjoyment, several newts, and a large toad who tried to make a snack of one of the newts. Also water boatmen, bees in the heather, and the latest arrival – a peacock butterfly

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