March 14, 2023
Hitching a lift! Ingenious frogs among Britain's best wildlife photos of the year
![The common toad migration to their spawning grounds can be a spectacular event to watch. As the large females make their way to the water, the smaller males approach them to try and ‘hitch a lift’. It can result in some amusing behaviour, as multiple males will often try to mount the same female. This image was captured just as one of the males tried to push away another. It can be quite a difficult thing to photograph, as this is one situation when toads move surprisingly quickly.](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2023/03/14/TELEMMGLPICT000328167136_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq8juO8C_Vdx2cT20LARTibnFLfv0ucAwTrkjYdq767p4.jpeg)
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As the large females make their way to the water, the smaller males approach them to try and ‘hitch a lift’. It can result in some amusing behaviour, as multiple males will often try to mount the same female. This image was captured just as one of the males tried to push away another.