Anole on Agave by gaylewood

Anole on Agave

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.

If you have time, I found a short (36 seconds) youtube video showing a green anole head bobbing and dewlap flaring:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5WN63TE_ac
Love the coloring on this guy! Is that a dewlap or is he just happy to see you? :) LOL!
April 14th, 2017  
Interesting video too as I am not familiar with an anole.
April 14th, 2017  
this is a nice catch, he is so colorful
April 14th, 2017  
Superb capture of details with great clarity
April 14th, 2017  
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
April 14th, 2017  
Nice shot
April 14th, 2017  
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!
April 14th, 2017  
@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. :-)
April 14th, 2017  
nice capture - fav
April 14th, 2017  
Wonderful focus on this neat looking anole. 365 is really like a continuing education course for adults! Love the things I learn here. Fav
April 14th, 2017  
Wow, what amazing detail.
April 14th, 2017  
What a wonderful capture. Great focus and light.
April 14th, 2017  
So cool!! love his colors :-)
April 14th, 2017  
Great shot and thanks for sharing the link.
April 14th, 2017  
Very cool, fab colours fav
April 14th, 2017  
Another wonderful photo, Gayle! Thanks for the education you've given us!
April 14th, 2017  
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.
April 14th, 2017  
fabulous shot gayle and so interesting to see the video
April 14th, 2017  
fabulous catch!
April 14th, 2017  
This is such a great photo. The light, composition and contrasts. Looks great on black. The video was cool too. Fav
April 14th, 2017  
Terrific :)
April 14th, 2017  
I've never seen these lizards before. Love your pictures of them.
April 14th, 2017  
Thank you so much for the link. It was great to see how he "unfurls" that dewlap! Like a secret weapon:) Wonderful shot! He's so pretty.
April 14th, 2017  
What great capture!
April 14th, 2017  
He is very handsome, love your focus
April 14th, 2017  
Great capture fav!
April 14th, 2017  
Very handsome little guy.
April 15th, 2017  
How colorful is he....
April 15th, 2017  
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!
April 16th, 2017  
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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