{"id":155627,"date":"2025-09-13T04:46:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=155627"},"modified":"2025-09-13T04:46:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T09:46:31","slug":"reeves-slough-american-bullfrog-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/09\/13\/reeves-slough-american-bullfrog-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","title":{"rendered":"Reeves Slough American Bullfrog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week I photographed my first American Bullfrog in Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. The light was simply awful, though.<\/p>\n

\"AmericanAmerican Bullfrog at Reeves Slough \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/250, ISO 800, +0.7 EV, Canon EF 100-400mm II at 400mm, natural light<\/p>\n

The trees that surround the slough block the best morning light at this time of year. Not much can be done about that.<\/p>\n

I had been photographing tiny, young American Green Tree Frogs when I heard a splash nearby and saw movement on the surface of the water.<\/p>\n

To my delight, the bullfrog didn\u2019t dive under the water, and I was able to take a series of images of them.<\/p>\n

American Bullfrogs are native to Oklahoma, but they\u2019ve also been widely introduced outside their natural range.<\/p>\n

In places where they aren\u2019t native, they can cause problems for local ecosystems because they\u2019re large, voracious predators. They\u2019ll eat insects, fish, other frogs, snakes, and even small birds and mammals.<\/p>\n

Their size and appetite can put a lot of pressure on native amphibian populations, and since bullfrogs reproduce in high numbers, they can quickly dominate wetlands where they\u2019ve been introduced.<\/p>\n

These bullfrogs were introduced in Utah, and they have been causing problems there since they first arrived.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t get great photos of this bullfrog, but I\u2019m happy I had her or him in my viewfinder. Or is that hoppy? \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc38\ud83d\ude0a<\/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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