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DragnDrop
08-12-02, 03:22 PM
Taken with an Olympus C3030 Zoom digital

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/321glfrog380-med.jpg

I didn't realize these guys live in the city too, always thought they stayed out in the wild.
He is one of two leopard(?) frogs who've taken up residency in my garden pond. At times it's hard to
see them with all the duckweed floating around. Talk about camouflage.
Now I think I know what happened to my stash of dew worms and all the neat bugs I always used to catch in the flower beds.
Between the frogs, the 10+ toads, 3 garter snakes and the ever present birds, rabbits and skunks, I'm assuming my 'no pesticides' gardening is working out.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/321glfrog2.jpg
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SilverTongue
08-12-02, 04:50 PM
VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Biggz69
08-19-02, 06:08 PM
Looks good!
reverendsterlin
08-19-02, 06:17 PM
lol and now the garters eat the toads and frogs, the birds eat the garters, the skunks eat the bird and the rabbits leave due to the smell of the skunks. what a system lol. great pic
jason h
08-19-02, 06:44 PM
ya but then your stuck with the skunk!!!:jawdrop:
sSNAKESs.com
08-19-02, 07:14 PM
LOL very cool dude!! I used one on the new logo, hope you dont mind! hehe
Jeff_Favelle
08-19-02, 07:58 PM
Love the shot man. Leopards are so skittish though. How'd you get the shot?
reverendsterlin
08-19-02, 08:19 PM
he's from Ontario, a big exhale of BC Big Bud and they are imobilized lol
Jeff_Favelle
08-19-02, 09:17 PM
So the word gets all the way down to Texas eh?
Jeff_Favelle
08-19-02, 09:20 PM
I meant Pseudo Mexico. heh heh...
DragnDrop
08-20-02, 08:39 PM
Originally posted by Jeff_Favelle
Love the shot man. Leopards are so skittish though. How'd you get the shot?

The pond itself is just one of those black water garden containers that garden centres sell - maybe 3' x 2' and 10 inches deep. It's sitting in my wildflowers, some of which are 3 feet and taller. The day I took those pictures, I had nothing better to do than lie on the ground hidden in the plants, waiting for the frog to surface again.
It took almost 10 minutes of lying on the ground with ants and spiders crawling over me just to take a picture of a frog. Maybe I need a life or something???

Oh... just for the record, I'm a 'she' not a 'he'. :p
Jeff_Favelle
08-20-02, 11:19 PM
That's great! It was worth the wait. It was a fantastic shot!