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\"AmericanAmerican Bullfrog and duckweed close up \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was at Farmington Bay WMA earlier this week I stopped at one of the ponds to photograph one close American Bullfrog that was looking my way. I had heard one croaking<\/span><\/a> earlier in the morning and decided I wanted photos of one.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Bullfrog and bubbles \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, one became two American Bullfrogs that I focused on. I liked the way this bullfrog looked as if it was hiding in bubbles of gas and duckweeds. The gases that fill the bubbles are probably from decomposing aquatic vegetation. The water does look a little gunky.<\/p>\n

\"AdultAdult American Bullfrog \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Two became three when this bullfrog caught my eyes because there wasn’t much duckweed in the water where it was. The eyes of the bullfrog really stood out well.<\/p>\n

American Bullfrogs are not native to Utah and they may have been introduced around 1930 as a food source. They are aggressive and outcompete our native frogs that might be found in the same habitats.<\/p>\n

In my backyard in Virginia the bullfrogs would eat my Leopard frogs and the fish that I had in my pond. I wasn’t happy about that but at least the bullfrogs were native there.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Bullfrog close up \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

As you can probably guess three became four bullfrogs when I spotted another one that was close to me. Of course I had to take photos of it too.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Bullfrog photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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