While walking along the Norwottuck Rail Trail on the 4th of July I spotted this little Green Frog enjoying the sunny morning.
Green Frog-Lithobates clamitans fma Rana clamitans male.
It’s a pretty easy life for a frog, just lazing around in the swamp waiting for a fly to come by or a potential mate to heed your croak. And hoping heron doesn’t make a meal of you.
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I’m afraid specialy the last one….
Great pictures of this frog.
Have a nice weekend Steve.
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Thank you, Rudi. You have a wonderful weekend too. 🙂
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You noted that the genus for this critter used to be Rana. That was the Latin word for ‘frog’ and is still the word in Spanish and Italian.
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I’d wager it is still the Latin word for frog although no one uses Latin any longer.
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The greens of the lily pads and of the frog complement one another nicely. I’m still hoping to find a frog this year, but we may need more rain before they decide to make themselves visible. I’m curious about ‘fma.’ I get that the genus changed, but I’m not sure what the initialism means. I couldn’t find a meaning for it online that came close to what you probably meant.
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Formerly known as. Maybe I should have said “nee”.
A little or a lot of rain I am sure would make everyone there happier. Frogs and people alike. 🐸
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Which should have been Fka
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Very nice Frog images! Enjoyed seeing them! Brings back memories of my old home with a pond & frogs!
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Thanks, Reed!
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So much detail on your photos! Happy weekend to you!
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Thanks, Alessandra. I do spend a lot of time making sure the capture is sharp. You have a lovely weekend too.
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Happy weekend and start of vacation, Steve!
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Thanks, Eliza. You know that time goes by faster when we’re older so even though it’s a week of vacation it’ll fly by. One of these days I’ll get to be on permanent vacation. 😀
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He matches well with the surroundings. Great shots!
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It is a little tricky finding them but those bulging eyes usually give them away. And the herons and egrets have no trouble seeing them. 🙂 Thanks, Tina!
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By now, the frogs must know you well enough to let you come close and take those fabulous photos.
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Maybe they do. Most just sit and pose.
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Super!!!
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Thanks, Carol!
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