He's sitting there doing what looked like push-ups, and then shows off his dewlap to attract females (can't say that I blame him...it's a beautiful day and I'm sure the lady anoles are cruising as well)and defend his territory.
They're about 9 inches long and this particular reptile is the only one native to the U.S. They're commonly confused as chameleons as they have the ability to turn brown also. There was actually a brown one on my deck. I almost caught a shot of him grabbing a bug but it wasn't meant to be.
Below is a closer shot of him taken with full maginifcation on my Canon S3 IS (12x optical, 4x digital)
The shot below was even closer as he scurried to another beam on the deck. All these shots are full frame and no cropping at all. Hope you enjoy these. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
4 comments:
Excellent pics as always. Where is the pic turning brown ???
This one didn't turn brown, but there was another guy on my deck that was. He was on a diiferent beam and blended in really well, so no picture came out good enough to post. But they are all over the place right now I'll try to get a few good ones soon. Thanks for visiting, Alex.
Lex, here's on e I posted on my flickr account.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whodatupdare/2398951652/
Nice.... his eyes look very very cool... thanks for the pics.
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