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Evening toad hunt

April 10, 2021 Elizabeth

MSU is having science fest this month and encouraging citizen science to count our populations of wildlife. It was warm & sunny today and this evening was a good rain. We heard a lot of spring peepers. We saw 5 toads and one tree frog and 2 nightcrawlers. No photos of the … [Read more...]

Frogs, Toads American Toad, Tree Frog

Toad Pics

July 22, 2020 Elizabeth

What's summertime with some toad pics? And, a squirrel raiding the feeder. … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Blogging, Squirrels, Summer, Toads American Toad, Bufo americanus, Toads

Stan the Porch Toad

July 21, 2020 Elizabeth

So, this isn't in MY backyard, but instead in my mom's backyard. She has this really big toad that started living in a flower pot on her back patio. You can follow him on Facebook here and learn more about his antics. … [Read more...]

Summer, Toads #NotMyYard, American Toad, Stan The Toad, Toads

2018 Tree Work & Other Snaps

December 30, 2018 Elizabeth

Realized we never shared any of the tree work we did this past year. We had the trees in the backyard cleaned up. The Poplar trees were removed and the ash trees that had suffered Emerald Ash Borer disease. Luckily, the walnut tree is able to be salvaged and the tree guy thinks … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Blogging, Landscaping, Toads, Wild Turkey American Toad, Bufo americanus, Trees-R-Us, Wild Turkey

2017 Wrap Up

December 30, 2017 Elizabeth

Here's some snaps from 2017 that we haven't shared here before! We had some unique visitors last summer! … [Read more...]

Blogging, Insects, Landscaping, Summer, Toads American Toad, Bufo americanus, Flowers, Insects, Praying Mantis, Toads

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