Hidden in Plain Sight

Went for a walk on the beach and came across this small frog that blended in perfectly with the stones and sand. It sat very still while I took it's photo until I leaned in to get closer, and my hat fell off and landed on the poor thing. Off he hopped, desperately trying to get to safety, when he again hid in plain sight next to a leaf.
For the b&w fortnight6 theme: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2014-07-26

[Maggiemae]

I think this is the venerable Mr Toad of Toad Hall - he shot off down the road in his convertible to meet a rockhopper that he befriended on FB!

[Taffy]

@maggiemae And here he is on Beaver Island! What a small world it is, and such a long journey for him. I'll keep an eye out for him.

[Marnie]

Ribbit, ribbit! I love frogs, and this is a lovely shot Taffy. S/he is well camouflaged, well done to spot it.

[Daryl O'Hare]

OH, I've been obsessed with frogs lately too! Such amazing creatures, and apparently super essential!

[Call me Joe]

So cute- my dog love to chase 'em:)

[Jason Daniels]

he/she's a cutie!

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible picture and fantastic eye.

[KWind]

He/she blends in so well! Great tones.

[Kerri]

Very cool

[Gena Pegg]

Oh my...great shot and find. Super textures . So cute.

[Elizabeth]

So tiny! He blends in so well with the surroundings.

[Sandy]

Oh how cute. Great sighting.

[Pam Knowler]

Great camouflage! Lovely textures. Finlay loves chasing frogs! Luckily he doesn't kill them but he spends ages playing. Poor things! Mind you as long as he doesn't bring them home!

[Joy's Focus]

Nice colors and textures. Cute little frog!

[Margaret Obey]

Great find/notice. The textures in the shot are great and I love his sad mouth.

[Osia Strasner]

What a sight.....I can just imagine him wearing your hat and hobbling off to safety! Thanks for the image! :-)

[Jan Rose]

Lovely tones in the photo.

[Robyn]

Great details and textures

[Tracey]

Wonderful capture lovely detail and textures great find

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Lovely toad. I put one on too yesterday

[Joan Robillard]

ROFL Talk about hiding in plain site. But guess photographers don't have that doctors code - "above all do no harm."

[Andy Mcculloch]

Well spotted.

[Dione Giorgio]

Well camouflaged. Good spotting and a beautiful capture.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ha ha !! well camouflaged -- another pebble on the beach !!

[Sheralee S]

I'm glad you didn't step on him! Nice find.

[Judith Johnson]

Splendid little fellow.

[Kane Arlow]

Great camouflage. I hope it recovered from the "attack of the hat" :)

[Julie Duncan]

Adorable little critter!

[tony gig]

Lovely capture Taffy.

[virtualbrownie]

Great camouflage

[BeckyS]

Very nice

[Eric di Bosco]

The beauty of nature! Well photographed!

[carol white]

Great find and capture:-)

[Debs Stott]

Incredible camouflage.

[Loopy-Lou]

Cool capture!

[Penny Price]

Excellent Natural History shot.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

No escaping the eye of the photographer! Great find and capture, cool textures too.

[Anita Russell]

Great find

[Sarah Munnings]

you are braver than me! I really don't do frogs or toads. Great spot though as he is very well camouflaged

[Lee Potter]

Wow great find.

[Diane]

Nice shot Taffy, so he didn't take to kindly to your hat landing on him then, that is funny, the quieter we try to be seems to make more noise, lol I suppose we are super attuned to the noise at that time.

[Islandgirl]

He blends in nicely with the landscape.......great find!

[Khawbecker]

He has a curmudgeonly frown that I love. Excellent tones.

[Lin]

How did you ever spot him? Great capture!

[Lisa Villella]

Very cool. Camouflage is a very neat thing!

[Sue Wilde]

Super shot. You've got to love them

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great shot! We get little frogs and toads here who hide the same way. They really surprise you when they move to avoid your foot landing on them!

[Taffy]

@linnypinny Lin, I only spotted him because he was hopping in front of me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I might have stepped on him. Thanks for the visit and kind comment.

[Marg Budd]

Neat shot.

[Michael Van Krey]

hello sweet frog. I so love a good frog picture!

[Taffy]

@vankrey I thought of you and the frogs in Japan when I was taking this.

[Darlene]

What a cool looking frog and I love your story and photo, Taffy. So nicely done. Love the detail you captured.

[Silver Fox]

Great image - doesn't look impressed :)

[Kathie]

Great camo. Lucky to spot him. I think he's grimacing as he knows his pending doom - struck by a flying hat. LOL

[Chris Johnson]

Aww he's cute. I like his grumpy face...guess I would be too if I was about to get hit with a giant hat! haha. Awesome photo Taffy!

[Junko Y]

What a find and capture! I zoomed in on him and he's full of details in this photo.