Saturday, September 7, 2013

Leaping Leopard

We are back from the cottage. A wonderful time was had by all!
 
I have 1,853 photos to go through... YIKES! Hubbers lost the bet, he said I must have taken over 2,000! Since I'm still in vacation mode, it's going to take a while to get those pics sorted. 
 
Today, I am sharing one of the many frog pics I took. He just happened to be the first subject on the random memory card I pulled from the pile.
 
Northern Leopard Frog
 
The Northern Leopard Frog is an extraordinary leaper! In a single bound, it can cover 1.8 metres. This is 15 times the length of its body, which is between approximately 50 and 110 millimetres. 
 
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40 comments:

  1. he's beautiful! welcome back! we've missed you! :)

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  2. you sound like me, thank goodness for digital!!

    happy to see you today, cutie pie frog!!

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  3. I am glad you took so many photos...I enjoy seeing them, like this frog, so pretty

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  4. Welcome back! Missed you, glad you had a great time. And glad you brought back great pictures! Love the beautiful frog!

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  5. What a cute frog, I think I have seen this leopard frog before. Great shot!

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  6. Sounds like you have been in heaven :) holiday... family... photos... yep heaven - love those green colors

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  7. Glad you had fun, and have lots of photos to share!

    That's a fantastic shot!

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  8. Welcome back. I love your leopard frog - and wish I had a fraction of his agility (or beauty).

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  9. Such beautiful markings but not camouflage there!

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  10. He's a beautiful little creature!

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  11. Awesome photo of nature's little gem ~ Beautiful!
    carol, xo

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  12. Great shot! Looks like this one is ready for frog jumping contest ;)

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  13. Enjoy sorting through your pics.
    That is a great frog capture.

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  14. Striking patterns on this little character. He really is stunning.

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  15. Very good photo with nice colors.

    greetings, Joop

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  16. I hope you had a marvelous, relaxing and rejuvenating time Karen. LOVE that frog! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro :-)

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  17. A beautiful welcome back indeed!! He is so colorful and what a great capture as always, Karen!! Thanks for sharing the fun! I'm looking forward to seeing more!!!

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  18. 1800 photos! You had fun!!!
    Great close-up of Mr. Frog, I'm glad you caught him on the ground!

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  19. Wonderful photo, a frog may be a prince charming, lovely!

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  20. Thank you for joining in 'Weekly Top Shot #99' Hope to see you next Saturday for #100...

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  21. Good shot of the prince! Handsome devil isn`t he.

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  22. What a cracking looking frog - we went for a bit of a walk last weekend and we heard huge numbers of frog, but saw not a one!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Australia

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  23. Love the shadows on this little, mightily leaping creature!

    Shadows and Silhouettes

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  24. Oh my goodness! You DO have quite a few photos to look at and evaluate. ;)) But hey! It will be FUN! Really meat photo of the leopard frog!

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  25. Wow! And I thought I took alot. :)

    That is one beautiful frog.

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  26. Wow...very handsome. 'Round here, they are a bit more muddy brown-green. This one is so vivid!!

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  27. Oh how sweet...I do love my frogs.. Great for this week's Nature Notes.. Glad you had a good vacation.. Michelle

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  28. Great photo of the frog! I love frogs, but rarely see them anymore. I love the gold flecks in their eyes. Good luck in sorting all your photos.

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  29. SO Hello there! Thanks for swinging by my place with a comment. It has been awhile- and like this little frog here I have been hopping all around. But I think I am ready to be back in the blogging world. Looking forward to seeing you around. Teri

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  30. Really nice! And: green is my favorite color...

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