Toad

2014 was an excellent year for blackberries, and as we walked through Macclesfield Forest looking out for nice juicy ones we were lucky not to step on this fine creature.

Apparently, as I've now read, it's frogs that leap out of the way when people get too close; toads just sit still - presumably hoping to blend into the background. It succeeded reasonably well, though of course the more inconspicuous it is, the more likely it is to get trodden on.

Anyway, Pauline spotted it in time, and it duly sat still to let me take its photo.

Picture taken: September 2014

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