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Kyle Barker
06-17-04, 09:41 PM
went camping a week ago for a few days and holy crap there were tons of redlegs. only caught a few, but there were TONS calling. I have never been anywhere where they were so numerous! No pics :( but a red leg is a redleg... they seem to be goin nuts this year, im finding way over tripple what i did last year in many of the same spots. Looking good!!!

EDIT: alright heres a couple onld pics, and the orange guy.


ARRG!!! cant link to angelfire anymore :( anyway here they are.

An average looking youngin.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/4643-med.JPG
Another, still has tail.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/46421-med.JPG
they are damn good at playing dead!!! if i didnt catch him i would of thought so...
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/4641-med.JPG
Amputee. He had some rear leg damage too, but was healthy as anything, and could move just as good with the foot.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/464redleg5-med.jpg
And the orange dude. the pic is a 10x 8 and scanned in to 11mb. so i had to crop it sorry if its bad quality :(
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/4641-med.gif

these are old pics, but look the same as what i found this year

Bartman
06-17-04, 09:52 PM
red legged frog?

Kyle Barker
06-18-04, 12:43 AM
yep, some reason am never able to type it out . i get going and just cant make the fingers do it.

Red Legged Frog, Rana aurora.

this is the same place i have found some KILLER almost unicolour orange ones... ill scan that picture on a little later and post it. its a pretty kick *** frog!

Jeff_Favelle
06-18-04, 02:48 AM
Red Leggeds are awesome!! Great pics! I found a few the other day as well! I have found that they turn bright orange when they sun themselves. Probably to deflect some of the heat.

http://members.shaw.ca/internet_pics/red1.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/internet_pics/red2.jpg

Kyle Barker
06-18-04, 12:28 PM
woah trippy. Makes sense all the others were in the forest or at night. they just got more facinating!