With her phone in hand, Kathy Yates was enjoying the natural beauty of her neighborhood on her morning walk. On these leisurely treks, Yates is constantly on the lookout for various creatures close to her yard and garden to photograph.
She particularly appreciates stumbling upon a prized object, like a flawlessly camouflaged amphibian.
“We have toads that like to hang out under the security light in our shop, and I have a flower bed fairly close by,” Yates told The Dodo. “They either dig themselves down in the mulch of the flower bed or dig themselves into the leaves that blow in.”
The toad was sitting to the left of the drainpipe with leaves covering his head. If Yates hadn’t looked close enough, she wouldn’t have noticed him. She took a picture and left him alone.
“I didn’t see him right away, but noticed him as I walked by,” Yates said. “I let him be [because] I wanted him to feel comfortable and know it was a safe place for him.”
This toad seemed in his element while hiding beneath the pile, carefully tucked between various leaves of all colors and sizes.
When Yates looked at the photos later, she realized just how difficult it was to see the toad, making it even more of a special catch.
Now, every time Yates passes that particular drainpipe or the rock in her garden, she’s careful to step over the leaf pile — just in case.
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