It can be found almost in whole Europe except England (sorry Bruce
), Ireland and Scandinavian countries. Threatened in Western Europe and almost extinct in Belgium.Actually it doesn't live in forests but sunny forests borders near wetland terrains.
Hyla arborea manage winter in bigger groups under the ground floor or in the tree holes.
With body size of up to 3cm it belongs to the smallest frogs of Europe.
It feeds on insects. Depending on subspecies, temperature, humidity, and the frog's 'mood', skin color ranges from bright to olive green, grey, brown and yellow. The head is rounded, the lip drops strongly, the pupil has the shape of a horizontal ellipse and the eardrum is clearly recognizable.
Historically, tree frogs were used as barometers because they respond to approaching rain by croaking.They are the loudest frogs of Europe, because of their large larynx (about one-fifth of the body length). The croaking sounds like a strong rithmic 'creck-creck-creck-creck...'
No cropping, no flash.
Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 07.04.2007 12:28:48
Shutter speed value 1/400 s
Aperture value f/5.6
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Focal length 85 mm
Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 07.04.2007 12:29:08
Shutter speed value 1/320 s
Aperture value f/5.6
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Focal length 85 mm
Model Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Date/time original 07.04.2007 12:30:14
Shutter speed value 1/400 s
Aperture value f/5.6
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Focal length 85 mm
