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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 arborÃcola gris en una hosta
Em português: Perereca cinzenta em um hosta
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This little amphibian was discovered in the morning on a deck 15 feet above the ground. It was tucked into a cozy nook where it spent the remainder of the day. The following morning, it was gone. Apparently an elevated deck is as good as a tree. Do frogs smirk? Medina, Minnesota
July 22, 2017
A visit from a jouvenile grey tree frog
(hyla versicolor). Almost invisible on the bark of this pear tree.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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Rainette versicolor (Hyla versicolor, Dryophytes versicolor, Gray treefrog) juvénile. Ce spécimen très jeune mesure à peine 17mm. Macro 1:1.
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
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2022
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
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Adult colour is usually a mottled gray or brown but individual
frogs can change their colour to green - juveniles are green
- males have a dark-coloured throat while that of females
and juveniles is white - Ontario's largest tree frog (6 cm)
Photographed along the Seven Bridges Trail in the Van Loon State Wildlife Area in northwestern La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
On the evening of August 17th, I was headed out the front door to take photos of the moon. To my surprise this sweet little tree frog was clinging to the glass on our storm door! I was able to place it gently in a clear box and create a temporary habitat, so that we could enjoy observing it for a short time and take some photos. I even caught some bugs for it, which it readily ate. The frog is called a Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor) and very seldom leaves the trees it lives in, usually only to mate, but this is not their breeding time. I read that they may be attracted to porch lights, where they can easily find insects. It was released with no harm done. (Size of this frog is only 1 5/16th inches long and 3/4 inches wide (measured with legs folded).
www.inhs.illinois.edu/collections/herpetology/data/ilspec...
It had been years since I'd last seen one of these beautiful Common or Eastern Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor). I remember going out with my father as a child to find them in the evenings, chasing after their trilling calls, which I even learned to imitate so that I could trigger their songs again when they fell silent. These highly arboreal frogs are typically gray or green, depending on their mood and environment. Interestingly, they freeze in the winter! By generating large amounts of glycerol and, ultimately, glucose, they are able to freeze without ice crystals forming within their cells and destroying them. Their hearts and breathing stop for the winter and they rejuvenate come the spring thaw!
July 23, 2021
This young grey tree frog (hyla versicolor) was hanging out in the milkweed patch today. The milkweed is loaded with tiny flies and other critters, which I'm sure this little guy loves to eat.
The grey tree frog can change color based on its mood and surroundings. On the big milkweed leaf, he has taken on a shade of green.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2021
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
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This little guy is sitting on my pinky finger. I saw six of them this morning. Last year I think I saw six all year. A good sign.
I love frogs almost as much as birds, maybe more. The Gray Treefrog is fairly common in the Great Swamp, but they can be maddenly difficult to find. They often hide in the crooks of trees or in knot holes, as this one did. I somehow managed to catch a glimpse of light off of him. (BTW - I may have chosen the wrong subspecies here).
I really blew this photo up and enhanced the image to make the frog more obvious. In the field and the photo, it was almost indistinguishable from the tree. Also, the light was awful, so way underexposed the photo and then blew it out with the flash.
Taken in New Jersey, USA
© Steve Byland 2008 all rights reserved
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Perched at the edge of a water-lily leaf, a tiny gray tree frog surveys the pond domain that it was swimming in as a tadpole just a few days before.
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
Our son and I were out in the yard playing and found this little guy. Our son was quite interested but wouldn't get close at first. Finally able to get my son to let me put the little tree frog on his arm. After that I couldn't get our son to put him down. Lol Pretty neat little frog.
Canon 6D Mark II
Canon 100mm Macro
1/80 sec
f/3.5
ISO 1250
Gray tree frog hanging out in the raspberry patch. It was very hard to see him/her, especially with all the hopping from leaf to leaf.
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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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 11.
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