Horny Toads!!!

We called 'em Horny Toads when I was a kid. They were everywhere. We'd chase 'em, grab 'em and stuff into our pockets. No big deal. Now, they're call Horned Lizards and they're engangered.
In fact, one of the big emphasis @ the Windmill Ranch is the preservation of the Horny Toad.. I'm still gonna call 'em that no matter what.
The rub is... we have their main diet (red ants,) but we haven't seen any of the toads, I guess that's why they're engangered. The good news is, as of this morning, we've seen two in two days. And we know they're two, different Horny Toads because we spotted each in totally separate locations... a long ways from the other.
The one I saw today was so big that I thought it was a ground squirrel or something like that. This toad looked at me. I looked at it. I avoided my childhood habit of dashing after it, grabbing it for a new denim home.
In this case, we just kinda stared at one another. Eventually, the toad scampered off. We'll see if one shows up tomorrow for three in three days... hope so.
Bill Robertson