An Anole Display

As I was waiting in the parking lot for the wife to complete her blood-giving at the med lab this morning, an anole came hustling long the wire fence in front of the car.

As anoles are wont to do, this one stopped, bobbed its head a couple of times, and flashed its bright red dewlap. That could mean only one thing – a rival male anole was around somewhere.

Sure enough, just after I snapped a picture, a bigger one jumped up from the other side of a wooden slat and chased the first one away.

I had to shoot through the windshield and blow the picture up a bit, so it’s not quite in focus.

Wildlife adventure in a parking lot! Don’tcha just love it?