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July 27, 2018
This is a young gray tree frog (hyla versicolor). These frogs can be all green, all grey or a mixture of both. The little ones I've seen are mostly green. The one adult we found was ALL grey. It looked like a rock.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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Im not sure but am wondering if this is a Gray Treefrog. Taken through the glass of the back door. Mt Juliet, Tn.
Little Gray Treefrog found in a houseplant. The houseplant spent some time last summer out on the patio and came indoors in the fall. The frog likely hitched a ride inside and did a good job hiding until a few days ago. That's right, we find wild frogs even in the dead of winter:).
It's too cold and snowy to be evicted and too many hazards to be allowed to roam free indoors. I had a spare terrarium on hand so it will be nice and cozy until it's warm enough for the frogs triumphant return to nature in the spring.
Lighting Info:
-Sunpak 433d camera right and a little front, and one camera left and a little behind. Both in homemade strip boxes.
-Bare sb-28 at background, a yellow curtain pressed into service.
-Triggered with rf-602s.
Gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) in a lotus flower. Taken in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, summer 2006.
I was looking through the webs and leaves in a Sycamore tree for spiders. To my delight I found this darling Tree Frog. He came out for a minute but then settled back into the leaves. I covered him up so he could return to enjoying his peaceful morning.
I was working in our front garden this morning and grumbling about all the rocks when one of them moved by itself. On closer inspection it turned out to be what I believe is a gray tree frog. Good hunting, buddy.
Same Frog, Different Log as www.flickr.com/photos/bprobin/8393561218/in/photostream
I've been trying out different ways of making a background that's neither too boring nor too distracting and also somewhat complimentary to the froggy. This is the same background material as the previous photo, but not as wrinkly means less tonal variation in it.
Lighting Info:
-Sunpak 433d camera right and a little front, in homemade strip box.
-Sunpak 433d camera left fired through 60cm round diffusion panel
-Bare sb-28 at background, a yellow curtain pressed into service.
-Triggered with rf-602s.
July 23, 2021
This young grey tree frog (hyla versicolor) found its way into the shirt I left on the deck last night. He did his best to blend in...
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2021
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July 17, 2019
A grey tree frog (hyla versicolr) lingered a little too long on the ivy last night. It was late morning when I found him right next to the spigot, moist and dripping with condensation as the sprinklers were quenching the dry garden.
(Note, he still has a bit of a butt bump from his tadpole days.)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
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thanks to cappy0161 for spotting this, i certainly would've missed it if it was just me :)
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July 22, 2017
This is a young grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor) we found sitting quietly in the grass. When we tried to catch her, she leaped onto my Yakima cargo box, which was down on the ground being washed. The dimpled black surface made for a nice setting for her to pose!
The younger grey tree frogs are bright green. They eventually turn to a very light mottled grey color with the appearance of maple bark or even a light piece of granite. This one still has a very faint hint of green on her skin.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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Cope's Gray Treefrog - Hyla chrysoscelis (Dryophytes chrysoscelis)
This individual was lollygagging around in a little roadside puddle mid-morning in Durham NC. I have video/audio of them calling in the puddle from a few days prior. I believe that rapid trill verifies the ID as Hyla chrysoscelis. (Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toads were also calling.)
www.inaturalist.org/observations/86241230
Note, also, that chrysoscelis seems to be the only species found in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina, as opposed to the nearly identical H. versicolor.
I used a circular polarizing filter to suppress glare off the water's surface.
July 13, 2022
A young grey tree frog in its green phase. This guy is only a couple cm long.
(Hyla versicolor)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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© Bruce Christopher 2022
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What I said when I finally spotted this little critter.
After three days of listening to these guys sounding like a Red-bellied Woodpecker caught in my chimney, I asked Mr. Google what makes a sound similar to said woodpecker. It's no wonder I had trouble finding it. It seems there were more than one outside my home, carrying on from time to time.
I didn't know before this what sound these guys made. It really is amazing how similar it is to the sound made by the Red-bellied. I haven't found this one's mate yet, but I belive it is hanging out somewhere around the chimney wall. I also didn't want to fuss around there much because Mrs. Robin has built a nest in that area and I don't want to disturb her any more than I need to.
Pardon the mulch mess. I've been waiting for it to deteriorate before replacing it, hopefully with rock this time.
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July 17, 2019
A grey tree frog (hyla versicolr) lingered a little too long on the ivy last night. It was late morning when I found him right next to the spigot, moist and dripping with condensation as the sprinklers were quenching the dry garden.
(Note, he still has a bit of a butt bump from his tadpole days.)
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2019
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
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© Jim Gilbert 2013 all rights reserved
New Jersey Audubon Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary, Bernardsville, NJ
When the night is warm and the ground moist, Cope's gray treefrogs of the male persuasion advertise their amorousness by bleating a rapid musical trill to any lady in the vicinity.
This is one of my adult male gray treefrogs with two babies i've been raising. They started out at pretty much the size of the adult's eyeball, and now they've grown to this. They've got bright yellow inner legs just like the adults do, and they eat bean weevils like there's no tomorrow!
Getting three frogs to stay in a decent position for more than half a second was difficult, to say the least. But eventually they stayed, and they look pretty happy with themselves.
They're sitting on a black bear skull, if anyone was wondering.
Massapequa, NY
Tree Frog (Hylidae family) / May, Habersham Co., Georgia, USA / Copyright ©2020 by William Tanneberger - All Rights Reserved.
Eastern Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor)
Rural Habersham Co., GA (Homewoods)
Gray Treefrog
Scientific name:
Hyla chrysoscelis and Hyla versicolor
Features:
Gray treefrogs are Missouri’s most common species of treefrog. Two species of gray treefrogs occur in Missouri: Cope’s gray treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis, and the eastern gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor. There is always a large, white marking below each eye. Large, adhesive toe pads are present on fingers and toes.
Color:
May be gray, greenish-gray or brown. Bright green specimens are
often seen. The inside of each hind leg is washed with yellow-orange.
Size:
Average from 1 ¼ to 2 inches in head-body length.
Habitat:
Forest-dwelling
Breeding:
Late May and early June in fishless, woodland ponds.
Call:
These two species are nearly identical in appearance and are best separated by their calls. Cope’s gray treefrog sounds like a buzzer, while the eastern gray treefrog has a birdlike, musical trill.
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