This little Gray Tree Frog hiding in our lawn chairs must be waiting for the pickanick to start. Maybe hoping for flies on the grill.
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Whoopsie. Don’t know where my mind was but I corrected the ID. Not a peeper.
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Just look at those gorgeous markings! I love how these little cuties can change their appearance. Your photo is so crisp I can see the suction cups on the toes! 🙂
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The iPhone is a remarkable device. Of course I was very close so that helped.
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Wonderfully sharp photo! The little guy has spectacular colouring.
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He does and as I edited above, it’s a gray tree frog, which is often green, and not a peeper as the email notification indicated.
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This little frog is well camouflaged. Most people would not even see it.
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I did not immediately recognize it as a frog, Peter. I thought it was some rotted wood at first.
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Sweet thing, such pretty markings!
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It is and in a senior moment I mis-ID’d it. Gray Tree Frog it is.
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It almost doesn’t look real. It reminds me of some of the fanciful ceramic frogs that show up in gift shops.
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Well,it’s not a real Spring Peeper. I misidentified it as such but it’s a gray tree frog which is sometimes greenish. I shot it with the iPhone so some of the detail is not quite as crisp as with the 7D or 5D which may account for the porcelain look.
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I don’t think it’s that — it looks like the sponge technique that some craftspeople use.
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The frog was still on the chair but in a different spot and this time I was able to shoot with the 7D so may post a less blotchy image that will look more froggish.
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“Flies on the grill”…that’s hilarious, Steve! Lovely photo, so intimately close-up; and I always love seeing their suction pad toes.
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Well, as anyone who barbecues will tell you, flies do love a good cookout and if they get to close to the grill…frog food. It’s a tree frog and not a peeper but both have those nice pads. Thanks for commenting, Jet. Have a lovely weekend.
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Cute little frog! Grilled flies…hmmm, he can keep those, LOL!
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In many places insects are quite a delicacy. I was just reading a post in an Entomology group on Facebook about how many people in Japan regularly eat them. Not sure if they are grilled or not. 🙂
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Argh! That’s a ‘no thanks!’ from me…even if they’re grilled!
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The green merging into blue is a nice touch.
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Frog’s choice and my luck.
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