The lesser spotted tree puddock!

The heather linty ( a rare song bird) and the lesser spotted tree puddock are unique to Highland Perthshire!!!

We had SNOW this morning and several roads were blocked up north. Bitterly cold wind chill

Blipping after work in the freezing cold!

Walked passed our pond and spotted this toad resting on the bottom. The overhanging branches casting shadows that gave the impression through the camera lens as if it was up a tree! So couldn't resist this blip.


]The Puddock
A Puddock sat by the lochan's brim,
An' he thocht there was never a puddock like him.
He sat on his hurdies, he waggled his legs,
An' cockit his heid as he glowered throu' the seggs
The bigsy wee cratur' was feelin' that prood,
He gapit his mou' an' he croakit oot lood
"Gin ye'd a' like tae see a richt puddock," quo' he,
" Ye'll never, I'll sweer, get a better nor me.
I've fem'lies an' wives an' a weel-plenished hame,
Wi' drink for my thrapple an' meat for my wame.
The lasses aye thocht me a fine strappin' chiel,
An' I ken I'm a rale bonny singer as weel.
I'm nae gaun tae blaw, but the truth I maun tell-
I believe I'm the verra MacPuddock himsel'."
A heron was hungry an' needin' tae sup,
Sae he nabbit th' puddock and gollup't him up;
Syne 'runkled his feathers: "A peer thing," quo' he,
"But-puddocks is nae as fat as they eesed tae be."


Meaning of unusual words:
puddock=frog/toad
hurdies=buttocks
seggs=yellow iris
gapit=gaped open
gin=if
thrapple= throat
wame=stomach
chiel=child
blaw=boast
nabbit=grabbed
syne=afterwards
peer=poor