Poison Dart Gang...

Well, at least that is what they said they were. Who am I to doubt 'em?

EDITED to add: Thank you, PEKKA for the award, I REALLY do appreciate that!

recrisp wrote in post #19524062
Well, at least that is what they said they were. Who am I to doubt 'em?

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Fabulous capture!

Thank you SOGS, I'm glad that you liked it.

recrisp wrote in post #19524062
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Aren’t those female Bullfrogs? Are they out in the wild, or is that from some frog ranch out near Paris Texas?
They look like they may be at the starting line for a frog race. I’d put my money on the middle one ! ߘ

If they are poison, then they would just 'have to be' females. heheh

I am not sure, I just remember that the ear rings on each one signifies their sex, (I think) the larger rings are the females, that is, if I remember right.

Yep, you got me, I'm a frog wrangler from Paree.
Really, these were taken in the wild in Arlington, Texas, a place that is called, Village Creek Drying Beds. (VCDB)
It's a lot of water cells that 'were' used back when it was in operation, it's just a back-up water treatment plant now. It is literally a bird oasis.

There were thousands upon thousands of this size frog, (and full grown too!) they literally covered the water. I was there every day for around a week photographing these, Great Blue Herons, Little Blue Egrets, and Little Green Herons, plus other things that showed up, they had a feast of crawdads and tadpoles, plus the frogs too.
I had it all to myself too
It's my best memory in all of my years in photography, actually.
(I have a LOT of those pictures on my Flickr if you are ever bored, I'm not trying to get you to go there, but, it was really a cool experience)

Thank you, kind Sir, for your comment!

EDITED to add that I had no idea that you were/are so versed in Frogology, if anyone here hasn't seen his Gallery, please do, it's "VERY interesting", as someone on Laugh-In once said.

recrisp wrote in post #19525445
If they are poison, then they would just 'have to be' females. heheh

I am not sure, I just remember that the ear rings on each one signifies their sex, (I think) the larger rings are the females, that is, if I remember right.

Yep, you got me, I'm a frog wrangler from Paree.
Really, these were taken in the wild in Arlington, Texas, a place that is called, Village Creek Drying Beds. (VCDB)
It's a lot of water cells that 'were' used back when it was in operation, it's just a back-up water treatment plant now. It is literally a bird oasis.

There were thousands upon thousands of this size frog, (and full grown too!) they literally covered the water. I was there every day for around a week photographing these, Great Blue Herons, Little Blue Egrets, and Little Green Herons, plus other things that showed up, they had a feast of crawdads and tadpoles, plus the frogs too.
I had it all to myself too
It's my best memory in all of my years in photography, actually.
(I have a LOT of those pictures on my Flickr if you are ever bored, I'm not trying to get you to go there, but, it was really a cool experience)

Thank you, kind Sir, for your comment!

EDITED to add that I had no idea that you were/are so versed in Frogology, if anyone here hasn't seen his Gallery, please do, it's "VERY interesting", as someone on Laugh-In once said.

Thanks for the compliments Randy. Nope oddly enough the males have the larger tympanum, and those are about the size of the eye, so females.

For about 15 years, when we first built our cabin, I’ve been sending out photo dispatches to a growing number of friends, “Field-notes from Frogwarts” Back in the beginning when my sister’s grandkids were little I proposed calling the cabin Frogwarts as a tongue in cheek referral to Hogwarts from Harry Potter, thinking as they grew to the age of inviting friends, the intrigue would do the magic. Uh hum, and you can guess who was or is the grand wizard.
I would be glad to add you or anyone to my list if you send me an email with add me to Frogwarts list.
keithnewton@mac.com
I always send them bcc, so nobody gets to see or grab my list.

I learn a lot by researching my subjects and providing little tidbits of things I am intrigued by.

Ohhh, I had the tympanum backwards, that always seems to happen to me. (Thanks!)

I have a friend in the Dallas area that has a place he calls, "Hogbottoms", same reason as yours, for his grandkids.
He allowed me to go on there and do wildlife photography, that is, until I moved away.

That's good that you are doing that, and I hope that all appreciate it, and, learn from it.

I sent and e-mail for the Frogwarts list.

Thanks, Keith!

Fantastic work and capture. They look downright friendly.

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19532478
Fantastic work and capture. They look downright friendly.

Thank you, it was a really wondrous week, I'll never forget it.

Great photo !!!

kcole1 wrote in post #19545257
Great photo !!!

Thank you, kcole1!