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Sunday, July 10, 2016

Lizard Love



We have loads of lizards around here this year.  They are everywhere and love this heat.  It never seems to get too hot for them.  Hanging out by the plants is usually how they spend their days.  I imagine there are plenty of bugs to catch there. 



 A lizard crawling across the patio
 
Watching them is fascinating.  They are really aggressive when it comes to hunting for food.  But I’ve noticed a lot of animals in the desert are that way.  I imagine food is in short supply sometimes so you have to make sure you get a meal if you spot one. 

Two lizards hanging out on our block wall

The lizards will actually chase competitors away from their hunting spot.  They can really run if they want to.  They have to stop and “pump” themselves up every-so-often, but then they take off at a fast run again.



 A lizard on the house
 
It’s not uncommon to go out and count ten of them around the house, on the house, or the wall that surrounds our property.  Hubby caught these two getting snuggly so I imagine we’ll have more lizards added to the group pretty soon. 




 You can hardly see them in the rocks in the second photo

There’s a lot of mating going on.  Raven wanted outside the door the other day when he spied two lizards chasing each other around in a courtship ritual.  I didn’t get a pic of that because I would have scared them off if I went out on the patio.

Here's one hanging out on the storage shed on the patio

Such is life in the desert.  It keeps the cats amused to watch all the creatures passing by, or hanging out under the patio shade.  I guess 110 in the shade is better than being out in the sun.  Besides what choice do these poor creatures have?  I feel sorry for them having to put up with the extreme conditions of desert living.

8 comments:

  1. Great pictures of the little guys!

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    1. Carol,

      You honestly never know what you'll see around here. Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Looking forward to reading about your adventures in NY.

      Sunni

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  2. I bet they are used to it, though, and adapt the best way they can. Very nice pictures of them. I am fascinated with their pumping up when they do it. We have a few here that I have noticed.

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      Sometimes I think it's the invasion of the lizards around here. They are EVERYWHERE! It's very interesting to watch wildlife.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  3. Those lizards look like little alligators! Ha, ha! We have all sorts of lizards here in S. FL too. I like them because they eat spiders, flies, mosquitos, roaches . . . all the pests I can't stand.

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    1. Vashti,

      That's right! Lizards do a lot of good eating bugs we don't want around.

      Thanks for reading.
      Sunni

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  4. Well, they are cold blooded, so the heat would perk them up. So much fun to watch, I'm sure.

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    1. Liz,

      Tthey are something. The cats love to watch them and go crazy when they get on the windows. I spend a lot of time taking pics of them.

      Thanks for reading
      Sunni

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