Good Evening Friends
Since I have some pretty diverse interests, I've decided to try to organize my postings,and assign topics to specific days.
Today will be known as....wait for it................. "FROG ROOM FRIDAY!"
If you are interested in dart frogs and/or the species I care for and breed, then Fridays are for you! If not....Well, take a look at the pics, and maybe you'll see something you like!
Tonight's post from the Frog Room will highlight a wonderful "thumbnail" species, that I absolutely love; The Oophaga pumilio or more commonly know as the Strawberry Dart frog, or my favorite, Strawberry Blue Jeans.
^^^Great little snap of one of the two I have.
Oophaga pumilio are found in the lowland forests of northern Nicaragua through Costa Rica to western Panama.
These guys feed primarily on spiders, ants, termites and other small invertebrates in the wild. Great eyesight allows them to capture prey with their sticky tongues. These little guys are rarely over 1", fully grown, hence the nickname "thumbnail."
^^^A rare sight- My female out in the open and posing for me!
Dart frogs are difficult to maintain in captivity. O. pumilio has long been considered one of the more difficult species.
Although a challenge to get started, keeping poison dart frogs can certainly be a rewarding experience. My son and I love caring for these little guys!
Thanks for reading.
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Happy Friday!
Tim
They're so cute!
Thanks! We like them a lot!
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Love them blue jean frogs!
We do too!
I was lucky enough to grab these pictures, as they are pretty reclusive.
Tim these pics are awesome! The name strawberry blue jeans is perfect. Can I ask what lens you're shooting with? These are so close and crisp! Looking forward to learning more from you!
Thank you so much!
Honestly I appreciate the kind words, but 52% of the time I don’t know what I’m doing with a camera. I just get lucky. Ha! These pics were shot with a Canon T5, and 18-55 kit lens.
I have been dabbling for some time, but now I need to decide if I’m going to upgrade my camera, or get a computer capable of processing.....hmmm decisions!
I plan on doing a frog room post every Friday(if the little ones cooperate) so please watch for more!
Thanks again for the compliments!!!
No way I can't believe you took those with the kit lens! The rebel and 18-55 kit lens were my first digital photography experience. Those frogs must trust you to get so close! You really look like you know what you're doing!
Thank you! :)
I’m practically in the tanks a few times a week, so occasionally they give me a great opportunity.
I want to upgrade, but I’m not sure what direction to go, and what would be a good next level cam.
I get a lot of my friends asking me what camera they should get next and I can't help but tell you what my friends told me: If you're happy with the canon system, then don't get a new camera, get a new lens. I thought you were using a macro lens in your shots, maybe that might be something fun to try out with the frogs? It's also a good idea to rent a lens before you buy it. I've used borrowlenses.com a lot in the past, especially when I was building my kit.
Thanks for the advice!
I didn’t even know you could rent lenses...I need to check it out!