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01-JUN-2010

Gray Treefrog

These guys have been calling all over the place for almost two weeks now. Normally the few that have been calling in my yard are hidden away in the hedges, up in the trees, or some other place where I can't find them, but all this afternoon and this evening I was sure one was calling from among the garden plants. I went out a couple of times to look for him but he always went silent when I got near. Late this evening I found him and he was indeed among the garden plants. I stuck my finger out to see if I could feel the sticky feet these frogs are famous for and he grabbed a hold of my finger and climbed right up onto me! I was not expecting that! That was great, but once he was on me he didn't want to let go! I tried turning my hand upside down but he just climbed up onto the up side. I tried gently prodding him but he wouldn't budge. These frogs really do stick to surfaces very well! I was able to get him to walk off my hand and onto a lupin leaf by sliding the leaf underneath him as I turned my hand. I wasn't thinking of photographing the frog but when I saw him on the lupin leaf I had to run inside and get my camera. So that's how this photo came to be.

Canon EOS 40D
1/250s f/11.0 at 100.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Jean D09-Jun-2010 01:14
Awesome capture and thank you for sharing this amazing experience! ~V
larose forest photos02-Jun-2010 03:21
A neat story!!! It is tough to track these guys down so you did well! V
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