Two days ago I was delighted to spot my first-of-year American Green Tree Frog on a lotus stem at Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
Spotting these tree frogs can be harder than you might think, mainly because they are green frogs in a habitat made up of many shades of green.
Low light American Green Tree Frog at Reeves Slough – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/125, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light
After a bit though, I’ve found that my eyes are trained to see them.
This green tree frog was close to the fishing pier at Reeves Slough. By bending down, I was able to photograph the frog at a low angle in between the wooden slats of the pier.
Sure, I would have liked for the light to be a bit better than it was but I wasn’t going to pass on photographing my first tree frog of the year!
Last year, I was super excited to take tree frogs images again, it had been more than fifteen years since I had one in my viewfinder.
You can read my post about that: American Green Tree Frog Images From Sequoyah NWR
Low light American Green Tree Frog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge – Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1/125, ISO 1600, +0.3 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light
My dear friend Steve Creek spotted this second tree frog on the other side of the pier. I enjoyed the way it looked like the frog was peeking at me as I photographed her or him.
Last July I had a marvelous time photographing American Green Tree Frogs at the refuge. I’m hoping I’ll have a great time with them again this July too.
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to see more of my American Green Tree Frog photos plus facts and information about this species.
The markings around the eyes of this tree frog are beautiful. Terrific shots! Thanks Mia.
Beautiful images, I love the second frogs pose.
Delightful images. Thank you.
Fantastic image!!
Great shots of these cool looking critters.