I have them too ;)

I find them sometimes on the leaves.. swaying to and fro. I wish they were hungrier for SLUGS !

I wonder if she laid her eggs in the rainbarrel. They typically come down from trees in order to lay their eggs in woodland pools.

Steve

Cute little guy.
I was out the other night around 1 AM slug hunting when I came across this little guy. Ran in for my camera. It was pitch black out back so I shined the flashlight on him to get this shot. A youngster yet but sitting there without moving a muscle. Does anyone know if this is the Eastern American Toad AKA Bufo Toad?
Cher

We have them. It is a GOOD sign that your gardens are healthy. Amphibians are oft used as an indicator of healthy environments.

What always amazes me is how cotton-picking LOUD these lil' buggers are, with respect to their size!

Enjoy, they do change colour with respect to their background, what a wonderful adaptation!

BTW, they DO eat slugs (little ones, the best stage to attack, woohooo!

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Thanks to all for the info about these guys. We've never had them before, that I saw anyway, so it will be interesting to see if I get more. I never did see any eggs in the barrel but may have missed them. I garden under pines so we have lots of birds for slug control plus we have also put up lots of bird houses in the garden. What kind of noise do they make hh? Probably heard them but didn't know what it was. Marg

We had one last year I just hope he comes back!