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Please don’t cry Mr Frog…

Please don’t cry Mr Frog…

Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money. — Cree Indian Proverb Earth Day

Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

— Cree Indian Proverb

Earth Day

Peek-a-boo…

Peek-a-boo…

Now appearing on the banner: Strawberry poison dart frog in all it’s glorious aposematic coloration…(Ok…I am trying to impress the science geeks. :-)

Now appearing on the banner: Strawberry poison dart frog in all it’s glorious aposematic coloration…(Ok…I am trying to impress the science geeks. :-)

The strawberry poison dart frog (also called the blue-jeans) is the coolest little dude I have ever seen. I loved trying to track them down and got pretty muddy capturing this shot. He was about the size of Tylenol - but with teenie-tiny legs. So, not exactly a large subject to find in the jungle, but that colour sure helps! (Hand held with a 100m macro, f4, 1/250 ISO 6400, kneeling in mud.)

The strawberry poison dart frog (also called the blue-jeans) is the coolest little dude I have ever seen. I loved trying to track them down and got pretty muddy capturing this shot. He was about the size of Tylenol - but with teenie-tiny legs. So, not exactly a large subject to find in the jungle, but that colour sure helps! (Hand held with a 100m macro, f4, 1/250 ISO 6400, kneeling in mud.)

Can someone help me identify this unknown froggie I photographed in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago in Panama? He was indeed strange looking and the only one I saw. At first it looked like his back legs had “melted” onto the leaf. He does have beautiful green eyes. (Click to enlarge) Anyone?

Can someone help me identify this unknown froggie I photographed in the Bocas Del Toro archipelago in Panama? He was indeed strange looking and the only one I saw. At first it looked like his back legs had “melted” onto the leaf. He does have beautiful green eyes. (Click to enlarge) Anyone?

Strawberry poison dart frog-my main reason for taking a very hot, humid hike!

Strawberry poison dart frog-my main reason for taking a very hot, humid hike!

Green and black poison dart frog.

Green and black poison dart frog.

Future frogs.

Future frogs.

The boink and run…I mean hop.

The boink and run…I mean hop.

Macro Monday: Leaf with a View. Not sure what kind of frog this is but the river bank was alive with them. They were no larger than peas-some considerably smaller. When I would walk down to the river it was like the sand would start hopping away and you could hear tiny little voices calling “Feet! Everyone to the river…” Hundreds of them would start to scurry in every direction towards the waters edge. I had to be very careful getting down on my stomach to shoot as I could have easily taken out hundreds with my buddah belly.

Macro Monday: Leaf with a View.

Not sure what kind of frog this is but the river bank was alive with them. They were no larger than peas-some considerably smaller. When I would walk down to the river it was like the sand would start hopping away and you could hear tiny little voices calling “Feet! Everyone to the river…” Hundreds of them would start to scurry in every direction towards the waters edge. I had to be very careful getting down on my stomach to shoot as I could have easily taken out hundreds with my buddah belly.

This little guy was so tiny he could sit on top of a pencil eraser. Not camera shy at all.

This little guy was so tiny he could sit on top of a pencil eraser. Not camera shy at all.