Unexpected Frisky Frogs | Wildlife Photography in the Monadhliath Mountains Part 2 | Nikon Z7

An unexpected encounter with a pool full of frisky frogs high up on the side of a mountain!

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Equipment I used in this video (full list available here:

Nikon Z7 FX Mirrorless Camera + FTZ Adapter:
Nikon AF-S 200-500mm F5.6E ED VR Lens:
Nikon Teleconverter TC14e III:
Velbon CF630 Tripod:
*Manfrotto Pro Video 502AH Head:
Peak Design Slide Summit Strap:
DJI Osmo Pocket miniature vlogging camera:
UltraPod II mini-tripod:
Røde Videomic Pro Mic:
Røde DeadCat wind shield:
HyperJuice power pack:
Nikon ENEL15b Rechargeable Li-ion:
Sony 128GB G-Series XQD Card:
Leica Trinovid 10×25 BCA Binoculars:

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(* I had the video head as a test, but, while it’s very smooth, I’ve concluded that it’s too bulky for my use and it will go back to eBay!)

Description: Up in the Monadhliath Mountains (filming mountain hares for my previous video) I’d just stopped to have a drink of water and a snack, when I heard a very odd sound – just a few metres away there was pool which was absolutely full of frogs, mating, fighting one another for mates and making a lot of noise! I was quite surprised to find so many of them in such a small pool high on the mountain, especially as the nighttime temperatures are still falling well below freezing (surely not good for frogspawn)! There must be some advantage for them to be up there though, perhaps against predation?

When I filmed the frogs I was expecting to include it as part of a longer video, so I apologise that there is rather less b-roll and connecting footage than usual! Perhaps you prefer that style? Let me know in the comments if so!

This is the second of three videos from my Monadhliath mountains trip – watch the others here:
Part 1: Marvellous Mountain Hares –
Part 3: Fabulous Feral Goats –

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