“Sleepy”

Another photographer spotted a Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) along the boardwalk that goes through the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia USA and she was kind enough to share her discovery with Michael Powell and me.

14 OCT 2020 | Huntley Meadows Park | Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)

Later the same day, Mike and I showed the Green Treefrog to a mother and her two children, Aria and Dante. They seemed excited to see one of many hidden treasures at Huntley Meadows Park (HMP). I asked Aria to give the frog a name; she chose “Sleepy.” I think that’s a perfect name, given the frog’s half-closed pupil(s).

I hope the family will revisit HMP at the appropriate time next year when the mating calls of Green Treefrogs are as loud as the annual symphony of Spring Peepers — it’s an astounding aural experience!

Related Resource: Calls April – August, an audio file (45 s) from Virginia Herpetological Society.

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Green Treefrog, redux

The preceding photo shows a Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) that was spotted during a photowalk through Huntley Meadows Park on 04 October 2013. Contrast the appearance of this specimen with the Green Treefrog featured in my last post: This individual has a darker green body and the cream stripes along its sides and legs are outlined in blackish-gray.

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Green Treefrog

The following photos show a Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) that was spotted during a photowalk through Huntley Meadows Park on 16 October 2013.

I saw the treefrog while I was searching for dragonflies. The little frog seemed to be intent on crawling into a crack in the boardwalk, as shown in the following gallery. I watched with amusement until I noticed a large group of people walking toward our location, so I nudged the frog in the direction of the cattails alongside the boardwalk. The frog resisted my prodding at first; suddenly it jumped at least six feet onto the rushes! I was happy to show the frog to the people after it had moved to a safer spot (shown above).

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Green Treefrogs

Several Green Treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) were spotted along the boardwalk that goes through the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. Photos 6-7 show “Louisa,” a good friend and fellow Project Noah spotter, photographing the treefrog in Photos 1-2.

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