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Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Posted on Jun 2, 2015

Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Sean has been hearing them every night on the main sanctuary at Audubon Greenwich, but had not had the chance to find one to photograph. A few nights ago one came to him! When he went to shut a window late one night he found this Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) had hopped in. He does not think he has ever been delivered a Meet Your Neighbours subject so nicely. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.

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A naturalist in a new setting

Posted on May 23, 2014

A naturalist in a new setting

I recently moved from the coastline of Connecticut to an inland location. I had moved in a little bit too late in the evening to explore my new surroundings but was eager to poke around the next day. My first night as I was trying to sleep I started hearing Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) calling. This was a pleasant surprise after spending the last two years listening to American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) and other migrating shorebirds flying over. The next morning I set out to find one of the aforementioned calling frogs. It didn’t take long till I saw ideal real estate for...

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