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Among the lily pads, half-submerged and perfectly still, sits the marshland\u2019s quiet observer: the edible frog. With skin mottled like the pond’s reflections and eyes perched high upon its head, it is exquisitely evolved for ambush. From this vantage point, it watches. For insects. For rivals. For the faintest ripple of movement. In the delicate balance of this aquatic world, silence is survival, and patience is power.<\/p>\n

Pelophylax esculentus<\/em><\/p>\n

Shot with:
\nCanon EOS 6D + Sigma 150-600mm f\/5.0-6.3
\n600mm | 1\/1250| f\/9 | ISO2000<\/p>\n

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