Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Boreal Chorus Frog

Posted just for the record - and because it makes me smile, remembering how much noise these very tiny Boreal Chorus Frogs make. They sound very much like someone running their fingers along a comb, over and over again. There is a temporary patch of water near the pathway in South Glenmore Park and we stopped to see if we could see even just one tiny frog. This one was eventually cleverly spotted (photo is 48x zoom plus cropped) and I caught it in full croak : ) "Alberta’s smallest frog measures a mere 2 – 4 cm. It varies in colour from dark brown to green with three dark stripes or lines of broken spots on its back and a white upper lip. It is more often heard than seen and the males mating calls in spring are quite loud. Their trill is similar to the sound made by dragging a thumbnail over the teeth of a stiff plastic comb. Breeding occurs between April and June, with males calling as soon as ponds are ice-free." www.albertaparks.ca/media/123451/amphibians.pdf

I took this shot almost five years ago and posted a very cropped version almost four years ago - my, how time flies : )! We found this tiny Boreal Chorus Frog down at Frank Lake, south of the city, and a friend held it up for a quick photo. Wanted to post the barely-cropped version. www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/WildSpecies/Am...

Such a treat to come across two of these tiny Boreal Chorus Frogs when we botanized Horseshoe Canyon on 13th June. They were both down on the floor of the canyon. Horseshoe Canyon is a 1 1/2-2 hour drive north east of Calgary, across the prairie grasslands until suddenly one comes across the Badlands, our very own mini Grand Canyon : ) www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/WildSpecies/Am...

Not on MY hand! Someone else was willing to hold this small Boreal Chorus Frog so that I could take a photo.

Again, not on MY hand! This tiny Boreal Chorus Frog was found at Frank Lake, outside Calgary. Their size is 1.9 — 3.7 cm., making them the smallest species of frog in Canada. These brown to green frogs have three dark, sometimes broken stripes down their back. They belong to the tree frog family, but their toe discs are minute, and rarely do they climb higher than the tops of tall grasses.