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Marsh Frog


Marsh Frog
Photo Information
Copyright: Vanessa RB (VanessaRB) Silver Note Writer [C: 5 W: 0 N: 24] (102)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-07
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Nikon D40X, 55-200mm f/4-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX VR Zoom N
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-06 2:04
Viewed: 610
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
a little (2cm) Marsh Frog by the lake of St.Croix

Characteristics
The Marsh Frog is a water-dwelling, generally green-colored frog species. It can reach a maximum length of 17 centimetres, but males remain smaller (around 12 cm). The head is proportionally large and the hind legs are long, which gives them excellent jumping abilities.

There is a large variation in colour and pattern, ranging from dark green to brown or grey, sometimes with some lighter green lines; a lighter line on the back is generally present. The Western European populations are generally dark green to black with dark spot on the back and sides and three clearly green lines on the back.


Diet
The diet of the Marsh Frog consists of dragonflies and other insects, spiders, earthworms and slugs. Larger frogs also eat mice, and sometimes salamanders and fish.


Distribution
Marsh FrogThe green frog occurs in the largest part of Europe, in Asian Russia to Afghanistan and Pakistan and in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. They prefer a water temperature of approximately 15 degrees Celsius.

It is now distinguished from Rana kurtmuelleri (Balkan Frog), which it resembles greatly, and which outnumbers it in most of Greece.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Frog
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Hello Vanessa and welcome on TN!
Nico composed picture with good details and depth of field on the frog, and lot of free space in from of amphibian (just in "derection" where the species is looking at :>).
On the other hand something more to read in the note would be nice :)
Best greetings from Poland,
Radomir

salut vanessa
ok pour la capture et le focus
tu étais prêt et c'est bien mais petit manque de composition

aleks ;-)
regards

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