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mnhtnbb

(33,530 posts) Fri Jun 5, 2026, 04:43 PM 9 hrs ago

Camouflage

Spotted while having coffee this morning on the covered porch after watering my courtyard. There are several of these little guys--anoles-- inhabiting my yard. I see them climbing the gutter drainpipes, running along my fence and retaining wall most every day. I don't often spot them in the trees and bushes because they blend in so well.

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Camouflage (Original Post) mnhtnbb 9 hrs ago OP

The venerable ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #1

Nice catch mnhtnbb! Camo notwithstanding. George McGovern 9 hrs ago #2

He had flashed his dewlap mnhtnbb 9 hrs ago #4

Dewlap expanded on another anole mnhtnbb 9 hrs ago #5

THAT'S quite a sight! Excellent image! George McGovern 8 hrs ago #6

Lovely capture, my dear mnhtnbb! This anole really blends in, until your eye spots him! CaliforniaPeggy 9 hrs ago #3

Cool!!! Walleye 8 hrs ago #7

great catch HAB911 7 hrs ago #8

ABC123Easy

(424 posts)

1. The venerable

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

9 hrs ago

Carolina Anole!

George McGovern

(13,141 posts)

2. Nice catch mnhtnbb! Camo notwithstanding.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 04:48 PM

9 hrs ago

mnhtnbb

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4. He had flashed his dewlap

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:00 PM

9 hrs ago

which is that little bit of skin under his throat --which is bright pink/red when expanded-- and that's what caught my eye. He was about 8-10 feet from where I was sitting and if he hadn't flashed his dewlap, I'd never have noticed him.