These tiny frogs are about the size of a thumbnail, and easily seen all over the rainforest where we were staying. In fact, when it rained, the challenge was trying not to step on one. We even had one in our cabin.
Holy smokes you do get to travel!!! Awesome capture. So as I have only viewed these guys through glass I am now wondering - what do you do if they jump at you?
What a glorious picture! I hope that you didn't get too close to this poisonous little fellow.
BTW, did Deb ( @gypsy6 ) get in contact with you re your Get Pushed challenge? I have tried to contact her for this week and I don't seem to have heard back from her. I hope that everything is OK.
@taffy -- thanks, Taffy! I remembered seeing these when we were in Costa Rica together several years ago. I wanted to see the "blue jeans" ones like we saw, but I never did.
@sianipops -- Yes, I do get to travel a lot, and almost all of it for work, but this was a rare opportunity with a friend who's a former colleague. Fortunately, these frogs always jumped away from me . . . they were literally all over the path to our cabin, and one was even inside, so I was glad they didn't want to have anything to do with me.
@mzzhope@agedrunner -- thanks for your comments and favs! @teachntravel -- the frogs are about the size of a thumbnail and they are very easy to spot because of the very bright color against the browns and greens of the path. @adayinmallacoota -- thank you, and what nice analysis! I studied my own photo again after reading your comment. @grizzlysghost -- thank you! High complement from the master-of-nature-photography! @trishaclancy@kporte -- thank you very much for your comments and favs!
@anazad511 -- I will tag you in my San Jose photos . .. I thought of you many times while in your homeland. What a beautiful country, and what beautiful people. I felt warmly welcomed and wished I could stay longer and study Spanish so I could engage in conversations better!
@steampowered -- Hard not to get close as these little frogs were everywhere, but i always had my shoes on, of course! I didn't hear back from Deb (@gympsy6) all last week regarding the get-pushed challenge and I see she hasn't posted any photos since Jan 2. I hope she's ok and just needing a break.
@roseolivia@amandal -- thank you for your generous comments! @seanoneill -- thanks for the FAV! And yes, ever since I "retired" from a regular job, the world has become my workplace (although this was a rare trip NOT for work) @paulaw -- their skin is poisonous, but I have seen local guides holding them in their hands so it must be very little poison to hold one. You always wear enclosed shoes around rain forests so there's no way the little frogs will come in direct contact with your skin unless you pick one up.
BTW, did Deb ( @gypsy6 ) get in contact with you re your Get Pushed challenge? I have tried to contact her for this week and I don't seem to have heard back from her. I hope that everything is OK.
@teachntravel -- the frogs are about the size of a thumbnail and they are very easy to spot because of the very bright color against the browns and greens of the path.
@adayinmallacoota -- thank you, and what nice analysis! I studied my own photo again after reading your comment.
@grizzlysghost -- thank you! High complement from the master-of-nature-photography!
@trishaclancy @kporte -- thank you very much for your comments and favs!
@seanoneill -- thanks for the FAV! And yes, ever since I "retired" from a regular job, the world has become my workplace (although this was a rare trip NOT for work)
@paulaw -- their skin is poisonous, but I have seen local guides holding them in their hands so it must be very little poison to hold one. You always wear enclosed shoes around rain forests so there's no way the little frogs will come in direct contact with your skin unless you pick one up.