I was surprised this afternoon when I spotted this green anole on the same century plant where I spotted the brown one in my April 9th photo. If you look closely, you can see evidence of shedding skin on this lizard's head, by the mouth and eyes.
I have noticed that these anoles bob their heads up and down before they unfurl their colorful dewlaps. For taking photos, the head-bobbing is a nice warning to get the composition and focus all ready for the dewlap display.
Beautiful shot! I really appreciated seeing the video, too. I haven't seen these little creatures before. It made it appreciate your timing and composition all the more, too
This is a wonderful shot. That lizard is amazing g. Could it be possible it is a type of chameleon and changed from brown to green? I know that's a stretch since the plant he's on is not green. Just a thought!
@louannwarren I was wondering the same thing, Lou Ann, but as I was getting shots of this green one I spotted the brown one crawling on the same century plant, but on lower spines, so I knew there were two of them . . . it would have been so cool to get a shot of them together but they didn't crawl close to each other at all. I checked online and there are green and brown anoles. Another wonderful learning experience thanks to this 365 project . . . I didn't know anything about anoles before taking these recent photos. :-)
Great shot and very interesting information. 3 nods and out it goes! Never knew it was called a dewlap either. I do remember seeing these little guys in Texas. They're so sweet.
This is wonderful! I really like reptiles/amphibians. At one time we had 3 lizards and 4 salamanders as pets (you can tell I have sons). We still have 1 leopard gecko that is 14 years old!
Full of character. I love the way you can see what seem to be tiny beads that make up his skin. This is a great capture Gayle - with all the added interest of the prickly leaves.
April 17th, 2017
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