Tag: Lizards
Chameleon in my tree!
Yep, the wildlife in Sri Lanka provides no end of amusement for me. It's true. 😀 Here's…
Chameleons in my yard!
I do love the chameleons in my yard in Sri Lanka. Living in Singapore, I don't have…
A monitor lizard crossing the road in Sri Lanka
This happens often enough in Sri Lanka – wildlife crossing the road. It might be a goat…
Chameleons!
At our house in Sri Lanka, we'd see chameleons in our yard every now and then. Sometimes…
Can’t live with ’em, can’t kill ’em all…
Because they run fast and they breed too quickly. From wildlife Geckos are a real nuisance. I…
Chameleon in heat!
I read somewhere, sometime, a very very long time ago, that when a chameleon turns deep red…
Hot Off the Presses! Photos of Chameleon Sex!
I spot one of my garden chameleons on the jambu tree, where he normally perches. … Honestly, my first thought was “hmm, he’s getting lunch”, even though I didn’t think lizards ate other lizards. … Then, a second or two later – cuz, yes, they really were that fast – separated, although that took a couple of seconds, too.
A Squirrel and a Chameleon Meet…
A month and a half back, Fahim and I were returning home when we saw this truck. … Cuz I really don’t think we’re in an alternate universe right now, you know? As it turns out, we got our answer when the car we were in passed the truck.
Favourite Photos of 2007
This is one of our neighborhood purple-faced langurs, aka purple-faced leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus vetulus). He’s sitting on…
Favourite Photos of 2005
2005 was an all-round difficult year. The Asian tsunami happened only 5 days before 2005 started, and…
Project #365 Day 119 The Eye of the Chameleon
This chameleon was perched on one of my plants while I did my morning walk. He stayed…
Chameleon! Maybe?
Chameleon live in the wild here. They visit us in Colombo, but here, this one is hanging…
Project #365 Day 100 – The Naming of the Lizard with a request for suggestions
I don’t know if this is the same lizard who visits our garden, or if there’s a…
Lizard Crossing
It’s true, it happens fairly often. Large lizards cross the road, roam the neighborhood, wander around seeing…
Project #365 Day 57 Chameleon Re-Visited
He (she? I can’t get close enough to lift his/her/its tail) seems to be a fairly frequent…
Project 365 Day 47 The Rat Snake vs. The Fahim
I was downstairs, getting ready to mix up some bread dough and make some sweets, when I…
Day 34/#365 Help! Let me out!
Geckos are just a part of life here in Sri Lanka. I mostly don’t scream when I…
A lizard came for a visit…
This guy is about 15" or so long, including the tail, so not terribly big. I saw…
A chameleon on our doorstep!
A few days ago, Fahim called to me from downstairs, telling me to hurry and bring my…
The latest lizard to invade my garden
This guy was smallish. I say small-ish because, at about 2 1/2 feet long, this lizard isn’t…
The Lizard Walk. And The Bird. But Mostly The Lizard Walk.
It started at 3:04:35 pm and continued until 3:08:52 pm and will be indelibly imprinted on our…
Borax and Sugar and Ants, Oh My!
Borax and sugar kills the ants so incredibly well, it’s delightful! Except that the big brown ants…
Barbecue!!!!!
So*. One suggestion that came from a forum where I’d posted about this was to catch the…