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seaburn
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Meet Tiny Mar 10, 2022 17:31:14 GMT Cherry and SueA like this

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Post by seaburn on Mar 10, 2022 17:31:14 GMT

I was tidying up one of the very shady borders today and when I dragged some dead foliage across I saw a flash of orange. on closer inspection it was a female smooth newt.
I know you are not meant to handle them but she was in danger of getting damaged. So wearing gloves I moved her to the pond wall, took her photo and watched as she dived in and swam down out of sight.

Why Tiny? She is 'My newt'

This is the 'Shed bed' where I found her. Its called the shed bed as at the far end is a shed. I am very literal at times

Last Edit: Mar 10, 2022 17:31:42 GMT by seaburn

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Meet Tiny Mar 11, 2022 4:18:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 11, 2022 4:18:24 GMT good job you saw it, I've often found them tucked under leaves and pots and had to move them

seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,598	Meet Tiny Mar 11, 2022 6:24:47 GMT grindle likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on Mar 11, 2022 6:24:47 GMT Yes I usually find the toad in the leaf litter too. Keep finding a single female wether its the same one all the time I don't know. Don't know how long newts live for.

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Meet Tiny Mar 11, 2022 8:22:40 GMT grindle likes this

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Post by SueA on Mar 11, 2022 8:22:40 GMT

She's beautiful, it's lucky that you'd didn't accidentally stab her with whatever you were using to tidy up seaburn, glad she's O.K. I don't think we have any newts in our garden, I've never seen one anyway but we have lots of frogs.

seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,598	Meet Tiny Jun 19, 2022 10:06:41 GMT grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on Jun 19, 2022 10:06:41 GMT Moved a tray of plants today and found a young newt, very small so I suspect only just left the pond this year. popped safely into the borders. I'll add a photo latter when the camera battery has recharged.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Meet Tiny Jun 20, 2022 6:35:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Jun 20, 2022 6:35:03 GMT Wonder if it's one of Tiny's babies?

seaburn Top Member Posts: 2,598	Meet Tiny Jun 20, 2022 7:25:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by seaburn on Jun 20, 2022 7:25:11 GMT Could well be but we have fish in the pond. May have come from one of the neighbours ponds as I know they dont have fish.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Meet Tiny Jun 21, 2022 3:39:11 GMT Eli likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jun 21, 2022 3:39:11 GMT I have quite a few newts in the pond as well as frogs and plenty of fish seaburn doesn't seem to put them off at all

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Meet Tiny

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