Columbina passerina - (ecoTrain)
We often see these lizards in the garden but usually they don't let themselves being photographed that easily. It's some kind of Whiptail lizard but I could not identify it. It looks much like the Rainbow Whiptail Lizard (Cnemidophorus lemniscatus). Which is a parthenogenetic species. That means they can reproduce without fertilisation. So the female actually makes a clone of herself.
This is a close-up to show it's skin with all the different scales. I like the colourful pearls on it's back.
The next picture is a Heliconia growing in our garden. I was hoping to photograph a hummingbird feeding on it. So I set up the tripod. Looked at the composition. And waited. And waited. It's a bit like fishing. You know they are around but will they bite?
They didn't. But I still managed to take these.
This could be a Yellow-lined Abracris (Abracris flovolineata). It's also known as a false Locust. But it doesn't swarm and is no threat to crops.
I always find it hard to get close to dragonflies but these two literally landed in front of my feet.
This could be a Spine-tufted skimmer (Orthetrum chrysis).
Last but not least; the common ground dove (Columbina passerina). As the name suggests, a lot of the time they are foraging on the ground. If not than they are often sitting on our fence. Does their name passerina refer to being passionate? And being a ballerina? It could very well be.
Thanks and much love,
Gardenbsquared
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wow agaiN! sometimes i wish Steemit allowed click and zoom up of images..
HOWEVER, what I'd like to share with EVERYONE is that you can right click and open these images in a new window then you see a much larger version with loads of detail..
all lovely shots as always.. thank yoU!
Great advice, thanx.
Thank you. I do appreciate it.
Sweet photos, do you know what kind of hummingbird it is? A mango of some sort?
All I know that it must be a broad billed hummingbird. Thanks.
Beautiful images once again.
Thank you for this
buckydurddle
Wow! What great shots you were able to capture!
Thank you.