Is it Me?

Posted on by

I was puttering in the garden recently and came across this Green Anole, Anolis carolinensis ambling along the bark of a Flameleaf Sumac, Rhus lanceolata. He and I exchange looks, while he postured with his rosy dewlap. I wondered if he was annoyed at my presence–that’s certainly happened before.

I greeted him with a howdy bud, what’s up? but he only offered me a side-eye glare. After a minute or two and a rustle from a nearby shrub, I spied another anole dropped to the soil and skittering away.

I guess it wasn’t me after all!

10 thoughts on “Is it Me?”

    • Lol. One year, a particularly dry and hot summer, I watered a container plant that dripped into a saucer. This little green anole approached the drip, stuck its tongue out and sipped away. Going forward, I made sure that I always have water sources in the garden: large, small, on the ground, and elevated, so that wildlife has access.

      Like

      Reply ↓

  3. I’ve noticed a sudden population surge of both green and Cuban anoles, and one of them has been patrolling my bird feeders, flashing that dewlap repeatedly: day after day. I wonder if this is their mating season, or something. A couple of months ago there were tiny ones all over, and I assumed they were done repopulating for the year, but maybe not.

    Like

    Reply ↓

  4. I’ve been seeing tiny ones too, recently. They’re particularly cute! I’ve seen anoles on plants that attract honey bees. I guess they hunt anything smaller than themselves.

    Like

    Reply ↓

    • No, I don’t. I think climate change, use of pesticides, too much mono-culture lawns instead of diverse gardens (decline in healthy habitat) are all much larger issues than anoles. This years seems a year of decline for butterflies, which is sad.

      Like

      Reply ↓

Leave a comment