Amphibians

[tonyturley]

From a nature walk with a couple of local biologists. X-T1 + Pentax-M 50mm 1.4.

 

[Britanica]

They may gross people out but I personally love frogs and newts! haha Very nice set of pictures. What kind of frog is that?

 

[tonyturley]

They may gross people out but I personally love frogs and newts! haha Very nice set of pictures. What kind of frog is that?

It is a Wood Frog, one of our most common frogs. The newt is a Red EFT, the juvenile stage of a Red Spotted Newt. As a juvenile, they are strictly terrestrial, but as they mature, they get considerably larger and spend their time in or near water. They are also quite toxic to predators, which explains their willingness to be out in the open.

 

[Britanica]

It is a Wood Frog, one of our most common frogs. The newt is a Red EFT, the juvenile stage of a Red Spotted Newt. As a juvenile, they are strictly terrestrial, but as they mature, they get considerably larger and spend their time in or near water. They are also quite toxic to predators, which explains their willingness to be out in the open.

Very cool stuff! We have a lot of the gray tree frogs around here. They love to use my pool to mate in before it gets opened for the summer. At night it sounds like a jungle! haha I had a paddle-tail newt for 5 or so years. They are some amazing creatures. Very smart too!

 

[tonyturley]

We have a Gray Tree Frog, here, too. They are pretty skittish, and tough to get close enough to get a photo without a long lens.

 

[tonyturley]

Spotted along a heavily shadowed trail, hence the flash.

 

[tonyturley]

My wife called my attention to this black toad. The Maple leaf in the second image shows just how tiny it was.