Discovering Alpine Birds: Green Steppe lizard.JPG

Monday, 25 May 2009

Green Steppe lizard.JPG

Green Steppe lizard.JPG, originally uploaded by capepolly.

This lizard was trying [unsuccessfully] to hide in the grass from all the fascinated paparazzi. Eventually s/he escaped our attention by creeping in to crack under a walkway.

10 comments:

SAPhotographs (Joan) said...: What a beautiful lizard Dale. It's skin colouration reminds me very much of the chameleons. How big was he? It must have been quite small to disappear into a crack. Thanks for this. :); 25 May 2009 at 12:04
Sharon said...: Wow, what a beauty!; 25 May 2009 at 13:20
yen said...: beautiful shot. Can she change color according to its environment?; 25 May 2009 at 14:56
Gaelyn said...: I love the bright green and the pattern, looks mosaic. Like Joan, I wonder how big, or little, it is?
Nice capture with a subtle touch of matching grass.; 25 May 2009 at 15:58
T and S said...: Oh look at those amazing colors on the lizard. Well shot, I m sure it will be literally invisible against the grass.; 25 May 2009 at 16:01
Dale Forbes said...: For all those sizeists out there, she was about 12cm long, I suppose. But I didnt really put too much thought in to its size at the time, I was too busy trying to control the BWAH! effect, and actually get a photo for the blog.

I really have no idea if it can change colour, but I doubt it. It did, however, have signs that it had grown a new tail... maybe a lucky escape from the local Merlins or Redfooted Falcons; 25 May 2009 at 16:45
Chris said...: Wonderful shot Dale. it is a very colorful guy you got there. I thought they were quite scare and hard to take into pictures!; 25 May 2009 at 22:51
JRandSue said...: Dale fantastic Images,love the Lizard brilliant green colour.
Well done.
John.; 25 May 2009 at 23:11
Ginnymo said...: Wow!! He's so pretty!!!; 26 May 2009 at 00:12
SAPhotographs (Joan) said...: Thanks Dale. :); 26 May 2009 at 13:43