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<\/a>A toad with a worm under it’s right foreleg<\/p><\/div>\n
It’s difficult to see but that is the worm under the right elbow. The toad is holding it down while the other end is in it’s mouth.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The toad struggles to get the worm down<\/p><\/div>\n
It was contorting itself while trying get the worm down. Oddly enough this reminded me a bit of the chickens. Topaz sometimes pecks off a too big bit of grape and she holds her wings up to try to push it down. I do tell her not to swallow big bits but of course it falls on deaf ears.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The worm has almost gone<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>I moved round to the front of the toad<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The worm has almost gone<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>The worm has gone<\/p><\/div>\n
Once the worm had gone the toad ambled away. That was an unexpected interlude on my way up to the girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last night when I went up to put the chickens to bed just after dusk I shone my torch on the path as I went so as not to stand on any slugs or snails. Lucky I did as there … Continue reading