{"id":29351,"date":"2015-10-09T06:22:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=29351"},"modified":"2022-08-24T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T21:39:58","slug":"american-bullfrogs-green-invaders-from-the-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/10\/09\/american-bullfrogs-green-invaders-from-the-east\/","title":{"rendered":"American Bullfrogs – Green Invaders from the East"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AnAn invasive American Bullfrog – Nikon\u00a0 D810, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 320, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited
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American Bullfrogs are an invasive species here in Utah and I have noticed that I am seeing them more often at Farmington Bay WMA than I have in the past.<\/p>\n

It is unknown exactly when these large amphibians were brought into the state but one article I read said somewhere around the 1930’s is when people brought them here for food farming. Plant nurseries also used to sell or give away bullfrog tadpoles when people purchased water features.<\/p>\n

The problem with these bull frogs is that they are larger than our native frogs, they are more aggressive and they can out compete our native frogs and tadpoles. Bullfrogs will eat whatever they can including other frogs, fish and small ducklings. I remember them eating lots of the fish in my backyard pond back east.<\/p>\n

Yes they are cute in a froggy kind of way and I love to hear them but they are another problem for Utah that humans have introduced.<\/p>\n

The good news for the day, for me anyway, is that my camera is on the UPS truck and will be delivered today!<\/strong> I will be so glad to have it back in my hands.<\/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":"

American Bullfrogs are an invasive species here in Utah and I have noticed that I am seeing them more often at Farmington Bay WMA than I have in the past. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4666,697,26],"tags":[4004,4667,4670,4668,4488,13187,13186,8832,4669,13181,4094,2315,3996,4095],"class_list":["post-29351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-bullfrogs","category-farmington-bay-wma","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-american-bullfrog","tag-amphibian","tag-bullfrogs","tag-duckweed","tag-duckweeds","tag-frog","tag-frogs","tag-invasive","tag-lithobates-catesbeianus","tag-marsh","tag-summer-3","tag-water","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bullfrog-adult-mia-mcpherson-2809.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-7Dp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105433,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/08\/25\/recent-american-bullfrog-images\/","url_meta":{"origin":29351,"position":0},"title":"Recent American Bullfrog Images","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"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.","rel":"","context":"In "American Bullfrogs"","block_context":{"text":"American Bullfrogs","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/wildlife\/american-bullfrogs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"American Bullfrog and duckweed close up, Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/american-bullfrog-in-duckweed-mia-mcpherson-6887.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/american-bullfrog-in-duckweed-mia-mcpherson-6887.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/american-bullfrog-in-duckweed-mia-mcpherson-6887.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/american-bullfrog-in-duckweed-mia-mcpherson-6887.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":155627,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/09\/13\/reeves-slough-american-bullfrog-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":29351,"position":1},"title":"Reeves Slough American Bullfrog at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Earlier this week I photographed my first American Bullfrog in Reeves Slough at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. 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