Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
Hang on Tight!
Category Archives: Amphibian
Tree Frog And A Flower
An assortment of Tree Frogs has been hanging out with my back yard flowers all summer and Elephant Ear stems have been a favorite spot to snooze.
The Black-eyed Susan made a nice backdrop.
Disappearing Tree Frog
Going…
going…
going…
…one last peak and I’m gone…
Frog Friday
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 Frog On a Frond
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.
Wordless Wednesday: Tiny Tree Frog
Tiny Tree Frog
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.
Carolina Anole Showing Off
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.
Tree Frog In a Knot
A big leaf pierced its neighbor making a nice pocket for a Tree Frog to settle for a nap.
Swamp Frog
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.
