Saturday, April 25, 2009

Frilly Camouflage


* Frilly Camouflage *



Take a look at this photo
look carefully...
Do you see anything?
Look closely at that stick in the centre.
What do you see?



Let's come closer
See the legs and tail
of a baby frill neck lizard



He's keeping an eye on us
pretending he's not there
keeping very still



His little eye is following me
as I get closer
and bend down beside him



Look at his beautiful markings
such good camouflage
amongst the rocks
leaf litter and sticks



Can you see that from behind
he appears to have large owl eyes
and that flap of skin at
either side of his neck



can do this
when he is alarmed
and warning his foes off




Photo from abc.net.au/science/articles
*

29 comments:

  1. Aww, what a beautiful little fella, good photo op. Delwyn! xx

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love this little guy. He is very cute.

    ReplyDelete
  3. The last pic was splendid.... the story behind was apt

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi there Yvonne,
    I thought so too -full of spunk
    Happy days

    ReplyDelete
  5. Welcome Siva Ram,
    The last picture I borrowed, and it is incredible...
    Nice to chat with you...

    ReplyDelete
  6. Priya - you are having a busy blogging day!

    ReplyDelete
  7. I could only see it when I enlarged the photo.

    Great work Delwyn!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Doesn't the cleverness of Mother Nature astound you?

    ReplyDelete
  9. What a smart animal indeed. That's so clever of you to show us step by step transformation. Thank you.

    ReplyDelete
  10. A cool little miniature dinosaur! Thanks for sharing the nature of your country. LL

    ReplyDelete
  11. Very neat. Obviously he wasn't afraid of you since he didn't puff up his frill. Nice photos.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Delwyn, I have chosen you for meme of the moment if you are so inclined to participate. The info is at my blog.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Lizzy,
    No he was very apprehensive, and the last photo is a borrowed one - not my little fella...
    Happy days

    ReplyDelete
  14. Lorenzo, Thanks for your company and appreciation...

    ReplyDelete
  15. Lakeviewer, good morning
    they are actually very intelligent creatures. I read that his cousin the monitor lizard can count to six!
    Happy days

    ReplyDelete
  16. Meri,
    It does and it's wonderful to have it on my doorstep.
    Happy days

    ReplyDelete
  17. Saraslulu,
    Isn't our country full of amazing creatures and flora...
    Happy days

    ReplyDelete
  18. Hi Delwyn..I would love to have them In my garden!..I have seen larger ones by the river but maybe they are water dragons? ..,what a beautiful hot day today..just came back from the market with all the goodies!life is good in Australia!

    xxx Mona

    ReplyDelete
  19. Mona,
    Happy Sunday to you,
    Yes it must be 30*. We are having a little rest after markets at 6am and then chores, and hope to muster up some energy for a paddle around 4pm.
    Fresh sour dough bread from the French stall made a good lunch for us...

    ReplyDelete
  20. Wow! At first I thought it's just some great greens' images.
    When i studied a little bit longer, it's cool Camouflages of some great lizards...
    Ha..Ha..How clever!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Yoon see,
    I'm glad that you are thrilled by the same things that I am...

    ReplyDelete
  22. Cheeky chappy, I did spot him lurking--he would have done well in Elizabethian times with his ruff!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Hi Delphine,
    and this is a lovely coloured one too
    happy Days

    ReplyDelete
  24. Knowing this might sound odd...but a little 'trivia' about me..I LOVE LIZARDS!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Tulsa,
    well that's great and you had better come and see me tomorrow...
    Til then
    Happy Days

    ReplyDelete
  26. ...you have some very interesting reptiles down under...as you can probably tell I am Not a great lover of all things reptilian...

    ReplyDelete
  27. Oliag
    well you can watch at a distance this way...

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.