When I was growing up I remember seeing a lot of brown geckos darting across our window screens. I didn't mind that at all since they ate mosquitoes.I never saw the Jackson Chameleon which is now found in Hawaii's golf courses or the green anole. Returning to live in Hawaii after 35 years in Illinois, I'm hearing about wallaby, peacocks, bulbuls, finches and all species of wild life I never saw or even heard of while growing up here.
I took this photo of a brown anole lizard while visiting my aunt. I couldn't get a good shot with that red fan below his chin so I had to get this off of Wikipedia.
While going for walks in the evening, Art and I have to be careful how we step because these brown anole are constantly getting underfoot. Since they're probably here to stay, all I can say is, I hope they eat a lot of mosquitoes too.
now thats cool,, we don't have the anole lizard here on northern ontario but man oh man we have mosquitoes,,only think we have to eat them are bats and thank goodness they don't comeout in the day,, we loved watching the bats eat them at night,, your mosquitoe eaters are much cooloer to look at though,
ReplyDeleteWe could use a few of those geckos here in Maine to eat
ReplyDelete1. Mosquitos
2. blackflies
3. (dare I even dream it?): Japanese beetles
What eats the anoles?? Birds, I expect, and I wonder what else.
ReplyDeletewe have bats who eat the mosquitoes and few of those pesky bugs...paradise!
ReplyDeleteBut does it eat that spikey hitchhiker catepillar that Art brought home? I think they're cute. Had one in each ground level Hawaiian hotel I've stayed in. A friend living in Hawaii said they had a "pet" gecko, because it would "sleep" on top of a picture frame and permit it's tummy to be rubbed....didn't know they had red throats. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteWe don't have anything similar here in Washington state, and I don't remember any in Colorado. My sister has them in Florida, so they must like a certain temperate climate.
ReplyDeleteWe have alot of different lizards here in NC. Some of them creep me out, especially the brown one with the turquoise stripe-they just look too much like a snake! Glad to hear they eat mosquitos!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have geckos here, but I don't think I'd mind them too much.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind little mosquito-eating lizards (wish we had some here) as long as they don't run across my face while I'm sleeping. That would freak me out.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Lindy would eat lizards. Probably not, she isn't much of a hunter, although she still wants to go after gophers. Otherwise, she's happy with dog food and freshly-chopped vegetables.
Hi to Art and all the best to your mom.
— K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
yuck!
ReplyDeleteAh, another of the blessings of the northwest! Very few flies, I haven't seen any since I've lived in this part of the country and no brown anole to get underfoot -- they'd probably all drown in the rain!! Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
When I flew over to stay a week with my daughter in Pearl, I was just amazed at the Gekos everywhere.
ReplyDeleteI love your windows. You are really going to enjoy these details you are installing.
Yours didn't puff up its chin display because its a threat display to establish territory. If you see another of the same species close by, if you wait quietly they'll probably get into it. They are quick, I don't think you have to worry about stepping on one. They are also pretty smart, if you water your plants at the same time of day, you'll find many of them come out to be watered too.
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Think he might be looking for love. Hope he can eat while he is looking.
ReplyDeletegood thing you're not scared of lizards, my sister has a real phobia for them.
ReplyDeleteWe have had those lizards in our yard for the past couple of years. They eat a lot of fruit flies but not enough to keep up with the population, of course. We also had some of those very colorful Madagascar lizards for a while, but they have disappeared.
ReplyDeletecool post!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki :)
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Nature has so many different varieties! I tried to email both you and Peggy and both were returned to me. How is Peggy doing?
ReplyDeleteYour photo is gorgeous, Kay!
ReplyDeleteFun to see that chin fan, too. Looks like a watermelon (back when they still had black seeds).