Tree Frogs are Cool But Hard to Find!

It is never easy to find Tree Frogs among the masses of vegetation because these frogs are masters at blending into the green plants surrounding them.

We often go on photographic hunts for Gray Tree Frogs in late July.  There is a particular pond not far from our home in northeastern Toronto, in Ontario, Canada, where we have often had good luck.

Tree Frogs are not easy to locate given that they are only around 4 cm in length.  They hide to seek shelter from the blazing sun and to avoid being prey for snakes. We begin our hunt by searching the Common Milkweed plants growing around the edge of the pond. Can you see the frog sitting on the Milkweed in this photo?

Sometimes it is only the butt end of a Tree Frog that gives itself away where it sits on a leaf waiting to nab an insect or a spider.

This is a closer look at the photo where the Tree Frog is hanging out.  You can see it sitting between the yellow flowers near the stem.

A zoom lens is very useful when photographing Gray Tree Frogs because they will hop out of sight at the slightest movement of vegetation near them.

It is important, also, to keep our distance so we don’t give away the location of the frog to the various birds and animals that might want to prey upon it.

You would think that these frogs must have a hard time getting around in the tangle of the green plants.

Given that they have sticky feet, they are very agile moving about on plants or trees.

Gray Tree Frogs live for 2 to 3 years if they are successful in eluding predators.  We always feel really lucky to see one.

Frame To Frame – Bob and Jean