Male Desert Spiny Lizard Chasing A Female — Image by kenne
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“Disturbed” Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
I was doing yard work this Saturday morning and uncovered a desert spiny lizard that was still wintering, which gave me time to go get my camera.
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Two Desert Spiny Lizards 7 comments
Two Desert Spiny Lizards — Image by kenne
“Honey, are you new at this?”
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The Desert Spiny Lizard’s Cousin 3 comments
Mountain Spiny Lizard
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Mountain Spiny Lizard at Roger’s Rock In Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains — Images by kenne
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For those of us who live near the Santa Catalina Mountains, Madera Canyon in the Santa Catalina Mountains is about an hour and twenty minutes drive. There are a lot of reasons to love the canyon, rated the third best birding destination in the United States. Yesterday, the Monday Morning Milers hiked one of the canyon’s many trails to Roger’s Rock where I have captured many vista photographs in the past and did the same yesterday. One of the things that made this hike different from past hikes was seeing the mountain spiny lizard captured in this posting. The colors of this guy were very prominent, sunning in the 6,500 feet elevation cool mountain air. I have learned that every hike, even on the same trail, has something new and impressive to see.Â
— kenne
You’ve got to get out
and pray to the sky
to appreciate the sunshine;
otherwise you’re
just a lizard
standing there
with the sun shining on you.
— Ken Kesey
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Last SCVN Lizard Walk, 2014 1 comment
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SCVN Lizard Walk
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Side-blotched lizard
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Desert Spiny Lizard
Twenty-one people participated in the last SCVN 2014 Lizard Walk (October 11, 2014).
Although the count was low, observing mostly side-blotched, desert spiny, and zebra-tailed lizard lizards,
it was an enjoyable walk on a beautiful fall desert morning.
— Images by kenne
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. . . He Almost Lost His Whole Head, Trying To Find A Little Piece Of Tail Leave a comment
Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
You know my mother told me the story,
About that spiny lizard that couldn’t see too well:
He was sunning on a rock,
When a coachwhip grabbed his tail
He turned around just to peep over the rock
And she said he almost lost his whole head,
Trying to find a little piece of tail
That’s why I’m going down,Â
My nose is in the sand
A cloud of dust just came over me
And now I think I’m drowning on dry land
— kenne’s version of the Blues song “Drowning On Dry Land,” by Al Jackson, Jr.
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SCVN Lizard Walk, August 8, 2014 3 comments
Greater Earless Lizard
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Ornate Tree Lizard
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Zebra-Tailed Lizard
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SCVN Lizard Walk (August 9, 2014) — Images by kenne
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You can also go to my Flickr account to see all 22 photos taken yesterday.)
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Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
A robust lizard
Background colors, gray and tan —
Pugnacious nature.
— kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Desert Spiny Lizard 4 comments
Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
Lizards are very common to the desert — they are everywhere. This one just happen to be in our yard, showing off all his color.
He sits on the rock
The desert spiny lizard
Lots of colored spins.
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — “I’ve Got Friends In Low Places” 1 comment
“I see you!” — Desert Spiny LizardÂ
. . . spent some time in Sabino Canyon this morning. I captured images of several lizards, but sometimes I find it difficult to identify these guys — example: the top photo and the one below are both od desert spiny lizards, however, the angle of the sun and environment around the lizard causes different coloring; at least to this observer.
Desert Spiny Lizard
The above lizard is easy to identify by the strips on the trail, however, I have not be able to identify the little guy below. Something tells me I should, but for now I call him “Yellow-belly.”
Images by kenne
kenne
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Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
This past Saturday I was leaving my car in the Sabino Canyon Center parking lot when I ran into Debbie and Jerry. They were there for the Saturday morning Lizard Walk —
“Are you going on the Lizard Walk,” Debbie asked.Â
“No, I’m not into lizards,” I replied.Â
I was at Sabino Canyon for a morning walk and to photo whatever I might run across, like Desert Ground Squirrels, Tarantula Hawks, butterflies, Copper’s Hawks, lizards, etc.Â
But, wouldn’t you know it, the above Desert Spiny Lizard got by attention.
Okay, so I don’t dislike lizards, there just not my thing — unless I can get a good photo!
kenne
