Gila Monster Close-up — Image by kenneturner.com
“Gila monsters have beaded scales in colorful patterns. Gila monsters are
the largest lizards native to the United States. They get their name from
Arizona’s Gila River basin, where they were first discovered.
Gila monsters are also one of only two venomous lizards in the world.”
“Here’s Looking At You” — Image by kenne
A Gila Monster Outing in Sabino Canyon — Images by kenne
— kenne
SCVN Lizard Walk (August 9, 2014) — Images by kenne
(CLICK ON ANY OF THE IMAGES TO SEE LARGER VIEW IN A SLIDE SHOW FORMAT.
You can also go to my Flickr account to see all 22 photos taken yesterday.)
Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
Horned (Horny) Toad is neither a toad nor frog, but a lizard. — Images by kenne
I’m not a toad,
I’m not a frog,
but a lizard
of many colors
and many names —
the one
I like best isÂ
horny!
kenne
Ornate Tree Lizard, one of the common lizards in Arizona. — Image by kenne
Greater Short-Horned Lizard — Images by kenne
A lover of ants
Effective Camouflage use
Early morning sun.
kenne
Eastern Collared Lizard — Image by kenne
Another sign of spring in the desert is our reptile friends, most scurrying about, making it challenging to photograph.
But not the eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), who like to pose for you on a nearby rock.
I have other photos of the lizard from earlier springs and could have easily used one of them,
but this image was taken a week ago.
Welcome back, my friend — it is springtime in the Sonoran desert.
— kenne
“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
Images by kenne
kenne
Greater Short-horned Lizard On Mt. Lemmon, Arizona — Images by kenne
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
Bluntnose Lizard On A Rock — Image by kenne
Eastern Collared Lizard — Images by kenne
— kenne
Ornate Tree Lizard — Images by kenne
— Margorie Kinnan Rawlings, South Moon Under
