Fresh out of the water with a bit of duck weed attached this frog nestled into the pondside detritus.
Bulls Island is a 5000 acre barrier island off the coast of South Carolina with multiple ecosystems including maritime forest, fresh and brackish water impoundments and salt marsh.
April 2, 2022
Tree Frogs pick some risky places to hang out. This one was in plain sight and could easily be picked off by a clever bird.
However, there weren’t any birds about that I saw so his bigger risk might have been falling into the river.
From a different angle the frog looked like he had some more secure choices for his next leap.
This is the smallest Tree Frog I’ve ever seen, no bigger than my pinky fingernail. I’m calling him a juvenile, but have no idea how old he might be, or how he came to be on our patio.
Ted spotted him first, and thought it was the head of a juvenile Carolina Anole peaking up over the leaf.
There was a young Anole patrolling this Curcumin plant and the frog soon disappeared into the dense middle and I wondered if they were aware of each other.
I was busy watching for dragonflies when a bigger movement in a stand of cattails caught my eye.
He flashed his dewlap, looking for a mate or protecting his terrratory.
A big leaf pierced its neighbor making a nice pocket for a Tree Frog to settle for a nap.
I hear frogs croaking and splashing into the water ahead of me, but rarely see them around the swamp. This fellow caught my attention with a small croak, and then was perfectly still.
Sitting on a fallen Powdery Alligator-flag leaf, he blended into the wet leaves pretty well and it took me a minute to spot him.
After not finding a Tree Frog in the Calla Lilies around the pond I spotted this one right at my eye level on a dried stalk from last year’s hibiscus.
I’ve been keeping my eye out for Tree Frogs around the swamp now that we’ve had some warmer days.
On Thursday I spotted one tucked into a palm frond soaking up the afternoon sun.
This Tree Frog found a shady spot to nap, with the sun shining down into the bloom providing a nice back light for my image.
