Baby treefrog season

[tuvoc]

Kinda like the little kid looking through the candy store window. Sweet, but a little sad.

Kim

[Swamper]

LOL the look on his face is awesome.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by snow

frogs seem to love life; as they seem to have a perpetual smile.

That's what part of their draw is for me.

Feeling down...

Look at the frogs.

Angry or furious...

Look at the frogs.

Their smile, activities, and their quirky personalities calms things down. With the dart frogs, the bright colors add to everything.

And yeah, I remember getting in trouble for sneaking into a little piece of wilderness by the school with a little
stream to look for frogs, salamanders, and tadpoles. Got to see a baby salamander while down there too.

The tree frogs in the pics are so cool.

[susiep]

Awww, he is so cute! I love frogs, too. Your little guy has kind of bumpy skin. The ones here are more smooth/shiny. I haven't seen too many tree frogs lately, but there are a lot of toads! I like them, too. Here is a south Florida tree frog for comparison.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Nice colors on this frog, susiep!

[johnblagg]

tree frogs are great and not trying to be picky but I think this is actually a tree toad .We do have tree todas here as well as tree frogs ...and they are rare here but making a comeback in recent years

[smweaver]

Originally Posted by johnblagg

tree frogs are great and not trying to be picky but I think this is actually a tree toad .We do have tree todas here as well as tree frogs ...and they are rare here but making a comeback in recent years

The species, according to a Department of Natural Resource biologist I submitted the pictures to, is Hyla versicolor. Whether that's a true frog or a toad, I'm not certain.

Susie, how big is that guy? The ones here start out pretty bright green also (standard frog color?), but they quickly develop camouflage. I took a few more pictures early this morning. And I promise, I won't pester you guys with any more after this--well, except maybe an adult if I can find one.

Steve
Hyla versicolor on Lycaste macrobulbon leaf on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hyla versicolor baby on my hand on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hyla versicolor on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hyla versicolor on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hyla versicolor on Lycaste macrobulbon leaf on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Hyla versicolor on Lycaste macrobulbon leaf on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[Swamper]

Cool pictures Steve. I'd love to see a pic of them feeding. I would think a praying mantis would be bigger then them.

[smweaver]

Well, stalking an adult praying mantis might be courting trouble, Swamper. Luckily (for the frogs, not the mantids), all of mantids are tiny; probably the largest one I've seen so far has been around .5" long. I'll see if I can take a picture later tonight of one feeding (might be kind of tricky since the "action" is pretty quick once the frogs pounce, but I'll give it a shot).

Steve

[Swamper]

LOL Reminds me of the frog in the storks mouth with his hands grabbing the stork by the throat with the caption "hang in there"