Colorchallenge: Tuesday Orange

Aloha Tuesday Steemians!

I love playing with the lizards. These are brown anoles (Anolis sagrei). They have pretty much taken over the yard from the green or Carolina anoles. However, I did happily see a green one a few weeks ago. So they are not completely wiped out. The brown anoles are more aggressive and reproduce at an astonishing rate. Anoles have the ability to change color somewhat but it is more from dark to light. They are considered to be more closely related to iguanas than to chameleons.

Part of their territorial display posture includes expanding their dewlaps, the flap under their necks, while bobbing their heads up and down. The brown anoles have reddish-orange dewlaps and it is a challenge to capture it while it is fully extended. On some anoles you can see a “third eye” in the middle of their heads. This is also known as a parietal or pineal eye. While this “eye” cannot see, it can sense light. When I’m out in the yard the anoles watch for me to dig up insects. Sometimes they run over my feet to get their prey.

^{Photos by the author with his cheapie Fujifilm camera.}

Bonus: short video of me feeding an anole:

Mahalo in advance for any looks, upvotes, follows, or comments; I appreciate it.

^{My colorchallenge from yesterday:
https://steemit.com/colorchallenge/@lightrhythm/colorchallenge-monday-red}