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Blue Jeans frog...

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 13, 2009167 views5 comments

We were very happy to see this very tiny Blue jeans frog or Strawberry poison dart frog (Dendrobatus pumilio) on the forest floor in Tortuguerro NP, Costa Rica. You actually first hear and than sometimes see these frogs. For such a small (2cm!) frog the male (on the right) makes quite some noise.

D300, Sigma105, 1/60, F5, flash, cropped to 50%

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5 comments

Comment posted by Alexander Vasiljev on December 13, 2009 at 8:49 AM

Very cool moment. And you got the male making sound!
The flash is a bit too hard, but still this is a really great photo

Registered on February 20, 2009, 35 Posts, 64 Comments

Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on December 13, 2009 at 9:03 AM

Nice couple of frogs

Amazing colors!
Perhaps I would have straightened a little bit the frame :)

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Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on December 13, 2009 at 4:04 PM

Great find, Ellen!

Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments

Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on December 14, 2009 at 4:11 AM

Very cute! I like the colours and the comp. Nice details too, especially in the larger version. Well done.

Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on December 17, 2009 at 7:15 PM

Nice behavior shot, Ellen. And a very nice comp --- I like the diagonal.

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