Green Anoles are a common sight on many decks and patios, but there is something special about seeing these lizards blending in seamlessly with the lush…
It was funny seeing this Prairie Lizard with its back legs stretched out soaking up the morning sun. It couldn’t care less that I was around pointing a camera at it. It even dozed off a few times and I had to wait for it to open its eyes to get the photo I wanted.
The Lizards are the only wildlife that I can count on to get photos of here lately. I enjoy photographing them, but I am sure most people would get bored with my blog if I posted nothing but Lizard photos.
I was walking my property with my Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens attached.
Here are a few more Prairie Lizards I photographed: Prairie Lizard Peeking From Behind Board, Prairie Lizard From Above and Prairie Lizard And Spider.
The warm weather has the Green Anoles active here in Arkansas. The past couple of days I have seen a total of five in one area of my yard. These lizards are great for photographing when they get this active. They allow you to get close most of the time if you are careful in your approach. I sometimes have to wait for them to move to an area where I can get a photo of them on a good perch. This may take a while so I may walk away and return later to see if they have moved. The good thing is that they seem to stay in a small area and I am getting better at finding them.
Northern Green Anoles that we have here in Arkansas, seek cover in cold weather but do not go deep underground.
A great time to see the males displaying will be coming up in a couple of months. The breeding season takes place during the months of April through July, when usually territorial males become even more aggressive, trying to secure exclusive access to females.
I have certain areas on my property near the Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas that have these Northern Green Anoles. I will [Read More…]
This is the same Prairie Lizard I posted about a couple of days ago (Prairie Lizard From Above). I have several of these lizards that like to hang around my deck at my cabin near the Ouachita National Forest here in Arkansas. I saw a second one just below this one but closer to the ground.
I was hand holding a Fujifilm X-T3 camera with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro. I was shooting in aperture priority mode (AV) with a shutter speed of 1/340 of a second at f8 and the ISO at 800. White Balance on auto.
This Prairie Lizard was on one of my steps on my deck at my cabin here in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. I posted a photo yesterday of one that I photographed on a wood pile on this same property (Prairie Lizard And Spider).
I spend a lot of time photographing the different types of Lizards I have here on my property. They are interesting, and I am lucky to have several. They are also very cooperative if you know how to approach them.
I like photographing them at different angles so that I can show you how these Lizards look. I like the eye contacts this one made. It was keeping an eye on me so that I wouldn’t step on it.
I was hand holding a Fujifilm X-T3 camera with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro. I was shooting in aperture priority mode (AV) with a shutter speed of 1/350 of a second at f8 and the ISO at 800. I also had a -0.3 exposure value. White Balance was set on auto.
