A few wee Gray Treefrogs

[UncleChester]

Gray Treefrogs, Hyla versicolor, from around the farm.

I spied this litte fella tucked between two fence rails. It was less than 2cm long, just a tiny little lump on a log:



Another wee one, this one was one some Joe Pye-Weed in the garden. It was pretty windy, and the Pye-Weed was swaying pretty wildly throughout the day but the frog spent the entire day on the same leaf, rocking around. Also blissfully ignoring the bumble-bees that were all over the Pye-Weeds blooms:



The big frog on the left spent a couple weeks indoors in July (they're outside on 'their' door frame- the big ones been here since June). While I generally let nature take it's course, it was found with the knee of it's back left leg horribly hyperextended and dangling uselessly. It was having a hard time getting around so I brought it in to keep it safe while considering the options. It managed to mostly recover with really no intervention on my part (aside from a healthy supply of food), but you can see the back left foot is still a little gimped and doesn't quite work right. It has pretty great mobility from what I can see:



It's tiny partner showed up about 2 weeks ago. I call this a "Nature Scheduled Gray Treefrog Cannibalistic Tendencies Test". The little one is about the size of the big ones head. When the little one first appeared, I was certain it would get eaten pretty quick. I don't know them to be earnest cannibals, but when opportunity presents itself... It's been over 2 weeks, and they wander at night but return to the same ledge every day. So far so good! (I would still never, ever, put two frogs with such a great size difference together in one of my own cages!)

A shot of just the little one- it doesn't look concerned:



And why not, a bonus Spring Peeper, Pseudacris crucifer. These little guys make me hate mowing the lawn this time of year (or even walking on it). I brake for frogs, but ruthlessly mow over crickets and most insects (gotta draw the line somewhere!). These Peepers so tiny, hard to spot, and insect sized that I have to mow soooo slooowly:



Thanks for looking