Toad in the porch - normal for Norfolk

Look what greeted me in the back porch first thing in yesterday morning when I went to put on my walking boots - a toad. 

At least I think it's a toad. It was quite slow moving and was walking rather than hopping. I've done a little research and discovered that toads can live to be 40 years old if they are not squashed by a car or gobbled up by a hedgehog or snake! This looks to be quite a young one.

It's quite normal for Norfolk to be invaded by wildlife.Recently when one of my daughters returned from university she put as her facebook status - "you know you're back in Norfolk when you come home to a bird trapped down the chimney" - but that's another story.

 

Comments

[Miriam Weaver]

We used to live very close to some large ponds and on occasions were invaded by toads. One evening there was rustling in the children's toy box, ugh! a toad had climbed in. On another occasion I speared one with a garden fork, never had a toad in the boot though thankfully. We still live in the same area but further away from the ponds, luckily no toads here, drier ground I expect.

[Magic Cochin]

Pretty normal for Suffolk too ;-)

Celia

[Toffeeapple]

What a privilege, I haven't seen one for ages. As Miriam did, my ex-husband speared one whilst in the compost heap and to this day he feels guilty about it.

My OH gets starlings in his chimney.

[chrissie]

I was cleaning out flowerpots in the greenhouse once and was trying to break up clumps of old dry compost.... of course one of those 'clumps' was a toad...