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This is another shot from the Gray Tree Frog series from Howell, Michigan. I just stumbled across this guy in our friends landscaping.
I almost walked rite past this large Gray tree Frog about 3 to 4 inches from snout to tail. As I passed he looked like tree scale that clings to decaying trees and limbs. On closer examination I saw him in this thick undergrowth. Because his primary defense is to remain motionless I was able to remove some of the twigs and leaves between he and I for a clearer photo.
I found this nice shot on one of my old memory cards. This one is a juvenile showing typical juvenile coloration. Even though they are called "gray" treefrogs, juveniles are usually bright green to help match their surrounding in late summer, when they metamorphose. This green coloration hides them well in duckweed (as they are metamorphosing) and then low shrubs and grass as they venture onto land. The two captive juveniles i keep now are gray, which is not as common as the green variety at this age.
July 22, 2017
We found a young grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor) sitting quietly in the grass. She eventually made it to the trunk of an old pear tree where she blended in perfectly with the rough bark.
The younger grey tree frogs are bright green. They eventually turn a very light mottled grey color with the appearance of maple bark or 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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August 31, 2015
An adult grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor). When they are smaller, they are partially green. This one is about the size of a prune and is all grey with the distinctive bright yellow inner thighs. (see the juvenile "green phase" colors here: flic.kr/p/vF8FWG)
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Gray Treefrog
Frog Pond, NJ
4/28/11
First GTF of the year. Another shot below. Never found these guys at my spot before but now there are tons here. pretty happy about that
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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© Bruce Christopher 2018
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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
© Bruce Christopher 2019
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
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