We’ve had several Carolina Anoles hatch in our back yard over the last few weeks.
This one spent hours inspecting this dried hibiscus blossom.
Another one chose a more secretive location, but also didn’t go far over several hours.
August 19 & 20, 2022
While I was watching the Praying Mantis of my previous post a Carolina Anole popped his head up for a quick look.
This one was doing what looks like dangerous work, climbing around in the very sharp fronds of the Sego Palm looking for bugs.
July 18, 2022
While I have seen Anoles eat insects bigger than their heads, a lot of what they consume is invisible to the human eye. Chewing is what gives it away.
Good for them eating no-see-ums on my patio!
They’ve got to do a lot of foraging to survive.
While the Tiny Tree Frog was sitting on a Curcumin leaf this also very small Carolina Anole was on patrol.
He was more adventurous than the frog, and was actively seeking food.
He covered a lot of territory, up and down and spent some time just hanging out.
I was busy watching for dragonflies when a bigger movement in a stand of cattails caught my eye.
He flashed his dewlap, looking for a mate or protecting his terrratory.
I seem to be seeing Green Anoles everywhere lately, and climbing on all sorts of things.
This dried pod is from last year’s Trumpet Vine which surprisingly hasn’t popped open.
The Anole was showing off his Dewlap, also known as a throat fan. They do this to attract mates and to establish their territory, alerting an intruding male that he’s gone to far.
I spotted this Green Anole with a broken off tail perched on a dried cat tail flower head at the swamp.
Anoles can regrow at least part of a lost tail but it is not of the same design.
The original tail has small bones while the replacement is cartilage, probably affecting its flexibility. Somehow they make do.
They often disappear before you can even get them in the viewfinder.
This fellow was taking a more measured approach, at least for a few steps.
Twisted twigs from an old vine and a small drape of Spanish Moss made a fanciful scene for a passing Carolina Anole. He showed off his red dewlap as he marched up the branch.
