Friday, August 17, 2012

Karma Chameleon, Carolina Anole

What shall I wear? Brown... green... yellow...?




Does it really matter? Nobody ever notices anyway...















Percher, leaper, solitary hunter, not-a-bird...



Color-changer, leaf-surfer, chameleon, green anole, Anolis carolinensis


One could live a lifetime in the Carolina heartland and never see this remarkable lizard. But it is there...



For the keen observer, August is alive with anoles. Recent hatchlings are in the weeds and waste places, waiting for a meal, trying out their colors, quickly learning the way of survival.

So keep an eye out this month, perhaps you'll spot a neon neophyte still struggling with this coat of many colors thing...


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