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August 09, 2006

Orange Frog

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Posted by the Robot Vegetable at August 9, 2006 07:21 AM

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Nice Frog.

Changed the e-mail address.. didn't realize you had a blog-bot on call.

Posted by: ted samsel at August 11, 2006 06:40 AM

Ooh, looks like you found yourself a Northern Red-legged Frog (Rana aurora). These guys are pretty cool & can make a distress call as they flee into the water. Looks like this guy is in a pond or something with little star like designs. Sadly our native Ranids ("True Frogs") are on the decline, mainly due to; habitat loss, chemicals, & introduced pests. These are one of the few native Ranids that have held strong & can still be found throughout most of their range. Cool find

Posted by: M. Leppin at October 31, 2008 05:10 PM

Hi M. Leppin, thanks for all the great commentary. I'll go through and add what data I can, mostly as to location. I'm an artist and a software engineer, and fairly ignorant of just what it is I am photographing.

This Rana aurora was on Staley Creek, about 3 miles from WNF Road 22. There is a short spur with some great solid rock carved by the creek.

Posted by: the Robot Vegetable at October 31, 2008 10:08 PM

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