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Gray Tree Frog - The name seems a little misleading to me but I wasn't the one who named it. Taken in Minnesota.
Hyla versicolor
In July 2014 this handsome amphibian inhabited our back deck. It particularly liked a table containing two bonsai, which I watered most regularly so it was always damp. The frog often snoozed under one of the pots. It was keenly watchful of me while being photographed, but I couldn't tell whether this perturbed it. It did not try to escape as leapord frogs will do immediately. It could hop but was more nimble as a climber. This treefrog can change colours to blend with its surroundings, relying on camouflage for protection. However, its choices being green or grey, the creature was at a loss on our red deck. I only ever saw it lichen green.
I have rarely observed treefrogs because they inhabit trees. So it was a treat to see this one regularly for a few weeks. It afforded me several opportunities for photo sessions. I'm adding five archival photos now (2019) to provide a more complete portrait. They're combined with four shots I shared at the time in this album: flic.kr/s/aHsmH7JhbM
Gray Treefrog
Hyla versicolor
Link to mp3 file of Gray Treefrog call: www.leaps.ms/graytreefrog.mp3
Being restricted to staying around the house for much of my time, I've been looking to work on local wildlife imagery available in my woodlands. This little treefrog remained very relaxed with my presence while I took my shot.
The following is the description for the Gray Treefrog on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website.
Description: Gray Treefrogs are 1.25 to 2 inches long. Their coloration is highly variable but usually gray or green with irregular markings on the back. They are characterized by a white spot under the eye, warty skin, and yellow-orange on the concealed surfaces of the thigh.
Habitat: Gray Treefrogs inhabit all elevations of wooded areas near temporary and permanent waters in a wide variety of habitat including swamps, ponds, lakes, old fields, thickly wooded suburban neighborhoods, farm woodlots, and mixed or deciduous forests. During the summer months, they are most often found in damp rotten logs or hollow trees. However, they are rarely seen outside of the breeding season as they forage in the canopy.
Hyla versicolor
In July 2014 this handsome amphibian inhabited our back deck. It particularly liked a table containing two bonsai, which I watered most regularly so it was always damp. The frog often snoozed under one of the pots. It was keenly watchful of me while being photographed, but I couldn't tell whether this perturbed it. It did not try to escape as leapord frogs will do immediately. It could hop but was more nimble as a climber. This treefrog can change colours to blend with its surroundings, relying on camouflage for protection. However, its choices being green or grey, the creature was at a loss on our red deck. I only ever saw it lichen green.
I have rarely observed treefrogs because they inhabit trees. So it was a treat to see this one regularly for a few weeks. It afforded me several opportunities for photo sessions. I'm adding five archival photos now (2019) to provide a more complete portrait. They're combined with four shots I shared at the time in this album: flic.kr/s/aHsmH7JhbM
My husband spotted this guy hiding in a fence at the wetlands this week. You can hear a zillion of them from our screened porch at night - but we rarely see one. We have both Cope's and the more northern Gray treefrog - which are identical but have very different calls.
I photo'd one roosting in one of my bird feeders several years ago - so they like man-made things. Compare to our Green treefrog below.
Yesterday was my baking & card-playing day - I'll be around today. Rain coming ... Happy Froggie Friday!
>> Cope's gray treefrog - at the wetlands this week, N. Georgia
The gray treefrog has “warty” green, brown or grey skin with large darker blotches on the back. Like many treefrogs, this species has large suction-cup-like toe pads. It has a white patch under each eye and is bright yellow-orange under the thighs.
This little tree frog couldn't escape the spotlight from the rising sun. About the size of a kidney bean, I suspect this tiny critter just recently emerged from the nearby pond in the Stry Arboretum, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
The gray treefrog has “warty” green, brown or grey skin with large darker blotches on the back. Like many treefrogs, this species has large suction-cup-like toe pads. It has a white patch under each eye and is bright yellow-orange under the thighs.
Sorry I disturbed you, but you're just too cute there on that railing.
Cope's Gray Tree Frog, Hyla chrysoscelis
Another view is here. He didn't seem the least bit concerned about me; maybe he was just too comfy, stuck to that railing.
SERC Bug Blitz
Edgewater, Anne Arundel Co, MD
6 June 2015
A steamy day again with temperatures in the ninety degree range. This super cute Tree Frog had found a shady spot to sit. Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor or Hyla chrysoscelis)
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) in a Yellow Day Lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.) Greely, Ontario, Canada.
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...
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Hyla versicolor
I have seen .. and photographed .. many frogs over the years but the Gray Tree Frog was a first for me. So tiny and so darn cute.
This small (~1 inch, 2.5 cm) Gray tree frog's dark markings were not working as it sat on some leaf litter. It was pointed out by some helpful Conservation agents after they got a copperhead away from the school children's path. The MO Conservation website says this about their markings: "These frogs are well-camouflaged against a background of lichen-covered tree bark. There is always a large white or gray spot below each eye. The belly is white to cream. The area inside of the hind legs is yellow or orange yellow, with gray or black mottling." The yellow marking looks just like lichen.
A summer resident in our garden this past summer. As temperatures drop we see him less and less. Gray tree frogs overwinter in our Minnesota bitter cold. They bury themselves in leaf litter or under a log or rock. They are capable of producing their own anti-freeze which allows them to survive extreme cold. Good luck this winter little guy.
Found in my archive a definitive picture for 2021 lockdown. Stay comfy in your homes, safe, protected and healthy.
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) in a Yellow Day Lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.) Greely, Ontario, Canada.
This little chap made a big croak to my surprise, and I discovered him resting on a perch, wrapped in leaf blankets.
Nikon Z fc, Nikkor Z MC 50mm, Nikon R1C1
f22, 1/125, ISO100
Auf deutsch: Ein grauer Laubfrosch auf einer hosta
En français: Une rainette versicolore sur un hosta
In het Nederlands: Een grijze boomkikker op een hosta
En español: Una rana arborícola gris en una hosta
Em português: Perereca cinzenta em um hosta
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What appears to be an gray tree frog is sitting in the entrance of a wren house attached to the garage.
Such an odd place, how did it get up there? Why did it think it was a good spot to be?
Hyla versicolor
Rainette versicolor (Hyla versicolor, Dryophytes versicolor, Gray treefrog) juvénile. Ce spécimen très jeune mesure à peine 17mm. Macro 1:1.
Gray Treefrog sleeping on a sucker at the base of a Mountain Ash on our property. These frogs are nocturnal.
Hyla versicolor
In July 2014 this handsome amphibian inhabited our back deck. It particularly liked a table containing two bonsai, which I watered most regularly so it was always damp. The frog often snoozed under one of the pots. It was keenly watchful of me while being photographed, but I couldn't tell whether this perturbed it. It did not try to escape as leapord frogs will do immediately. It could hop but was more nimble as a climber. This treefrog can change colours to blend with its surroundings, relying on camouflage for protection. However, its choices being green or grey, the creature was at a loss on our red deck. I only ever saw it lichen green.
I have rarely observed treefrogs because they inhabit trees. So it was a treat to see this one regularly for a few weeks. It afforded me several opportunities for photo sessions. I'm adding five archival photos now (2019) to provide a more complete portrait. They're combined with four shots I shared at the time in this album: flic.kr/s/aHsmH7JhbM