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High Key Toad

We had been walking along a sandy pathway through a boggy marsh on the NY coast. My friend noticed movement in the sand and up popped this Toad. It hopped acr...
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We had been walking along a sandy pathway through a boggy marsh on the NY coast. My friend noticed movement in the sand and up popped this Toad. It hopped across the path and then stopped in this spot. As we watched it began to burrow further down until only its eyes were visible. I hadn't known Toads to live in sand so I assume it came from the marsh. And I'm not a Toad expert so not 100% certain of the species, but I believe it is an Eastern American Toad. Either way, it was an unexpected and fun encounter.

The white blurring in the foreground and background is caused by the sand combined with the narrow depth of focus. The slight overexposure due to high ISO and slower shutter-speed provided a high key appearance. June 22, 2017
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