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Thursday - April 17, 2008

Back to the green anole

I said I'd be back with more shots of the lizard and...here I am! I usually stick to just one or two photos per post here on the Photobox. But, my little green friend was doing something that really justified using video. I don't got no stinkin' video, though. So, you get a bunch of photos today.

The lizard (aka green anole) skittered (is that a word, do you suppose?) around the corner of the deck. So, I followed him (her?) around the bend. And, he (I'm just gonna assume it's a "he" from here on out, 'kay?) gave me the evil eye:

Evil. Right?

I didn't scare off, though. So he decided it would be best to switch tactics in his efforts to scare me away. He started bouncing his head up and down:

And, then this happened:

Yikes! I looked it up. That thing's called a dewlap.

He started to calm down and relax:

And, then (!)...back up, more fierce than ever:

And, even taller:

You can almost hear the silent roar, can't you?

I bothered him for 5 or 10 minutes and took way too many photos. I was just mesmerized. But, I finally relented and let him be.

Here you go...one last shot:

His best side? Heh.

Posted by Joanna at 11:37 PM

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