In addition to my semi-regular ramblings about art angst, once a month I’ll be focusing on a different animal that I have encountered. This month I'm talking toads.
They really did just slip away this year. I assume it's to do with weather conditions. Like perhaps in years when there's less than ideal flying conditions, the geese gather waiting for the right time to go. But when there's an extended period of favourable conditions, they'll leave a few at a time over the course of a week or two so we don't get the huge flocks. I'm just speculating though. I don't really know.
There’s something peculiarly exciting about encountering a toad or frog. When I was a kid my grandad used to have a toad that lived under his greenhouse in North London. Lovely creatures. M
I noticed that our geese disappeared without any fanfare too. I usually see great flocks of hundreds in March. This year there were none :(
They really did just slip away this year. I assume it's to do with weather conditions. Like perhaps in years when there's less than ideal flying conditions, the geese gather waiting for the right time to go. But when there's an extended period of favourable conditions, they'll leave a few at a time over the course of a week or two so we don't get the huge flocks. I'm just speculating though. I don't really know.
That does make sense. I don't know much about geese migration patterns either but your explanation does sound sensible.
There’s something peculiarly exciting about encountering a toad or frog. When I was a kid my grandad used to have a toad that lived under his greenhouse in North London. Lovely creatures. M
Yes! I still get excited when I find one in the garden, especially toads. I like that they're there, going about their business at night.