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One of my best rated photos on another site is in the top10 in macros.
This was taken by my Fuji S5500 - in memoriam :)
Hyla cincerea
A large adult resting on some foliage on the edge of a large cypress swamp in southern Illinois.
I re-edited this, so here's the reupload.
original: www.flickr.com/photos/193397386@N06/51518460777
Dryophytes cinereus or Hyla cinerea
Nog een boomkikkertje. Hij zat met zijn rug naar mij toe gedraaid, maar ik kon gelukkig om de braamstruik heen lopen. Tussen al stekels en takken door heb ik deze foto kunnen maken.
One of North Americas most beautiful frogs, the Pine barrens treefrog (Hyla Andersonii) is a small and personable amphibian. With a unique range, this species occurs in only a few states with their stronghold being in New Jersey and other unconnected populations in the Carolinas and Alabama/Florida.
This pair in amplexus were photographed in North Carolina where these uncommon frogs are more commonly heard than seen. Their coloration and habitat preferences makes it very hard to get a look at them. Luckily for me, this couple was off on the side of the road in some branches overhanging a small seepage.
I think this is a squirrel treefrog (as opposed to a green treefrog). I also hope what we are seeing is its tongue. These little ones and their relatives often keep me awake at night. Here, we see one resting on a saw palmetto frond.
A recent encounter you might find a tad interesting 😉 . . . A tiny tree frog no bigger than my thumbnail lept up from the water onto the floating boardwalk, still sporting some duckweed on its head. Once I put my cheaters on I noticed his rear end looked rather peculiar. Upon closer examination we realized to our astonishment that this little guy still had part of his tadpole tail!! I’ve never seen a froglet of this stage before! Definitely an unfrogettable moment!
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
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I went back outside ( 100 deg.) and found Mr. Treefrog trying to keep cool in the high grass, in the shade.