Sleeping tree frog

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Sleeping tree frog

September 8, 2013 by Mike Powell

This little Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) was almost hidden in the cattails, comfortably napping at midday with its legs tucked under its body. It’s nice to know that I am not the only one who enjoys a little afternoon siesta.

Posted in Amphibians, Art, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, Green Treefrog, Huntley Meadows Park, Hyla cinerea, Tamron 180mm macro lens, tree frog | 14 Comments

14 Responses

on September 8, 2013 at 9:01 am | Reply afrenchgarden

Love the frog, we have his French cousin, Hyla meridionalis, who visits us in the garden.
- on September 8, 2013 at 1:18 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Je suis heureux qu’il aime vous rencontrer dans le jardin.
on September 8, 2013 at 9:24 am | Reply New Hampshire Gardener

Nice shot. He’s cute!
on September 8, 2013 at 11:57 am | Reply Lyle Krahn

I’m becoming a fan of these guys – never seen them in real life. Beautiful image though it does make one a bit sleepy.
- on September 8, 2013 at 1:20 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  I’m about to take a Sunday afternoon nap myself. These frogs can grow as big as 6 cm, but this was considerably smaller than that/
on September 8, 2013 at 12:07 pm | Reply krikitarts

Beautiful little guy. I’m happy you didn’t plunk your magic twanger too loudly!
on September 8, 2013 at 4:10 pm | Reply Charlie@Seattle Trekker

The thought of frogs napping are not part of my mind set…it is a wonder catch on your part.
on September 8, 2013 at 4:22 pm | Reply nliakos

So cute! I love this shot.
on September 8, 2013 at 9:00 pm | Reply enmanscamera

Excellent Mike. You must have been searching. I like everything about this capture, colour, sharpness, separation from background…gosh, I could go on, but I’ll just say, well done.
- on September 8, 2013 at 9:07 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. I was there with a fellow photographer and we found several tree frogs that day in the cattails. This was the one that was closest to us and we were fortunate that it was in a very photogenic position. I give a lot of the credit to the new macro lens hat I am using, a Tamron 180mm. It gives me a really good reach and the color, sharpness, and contrast have really impressed me. I’m finding that it really makes a difference if I can fill the frame with a subject and have to rely less on cropping. This shot is pretty much the way I composed the image in the viewfinder.
on September 9, 2013 at 3:22 am | Reply Watchoot

Great picture Mike.
- on September 9, 2013 at 4:44 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks. The little tree frogs are so photogenic (when I can find them).
on September 11, 2013 at 9:00 am | Reply Chris

That is a beautiful picture. 🙂
Cheers
Chris
- on September 11, 2013 at 10:21 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Chris. These little frogs are cute all the time and even more so when snoozing.