"Critter: How's this for a brief "Backyard Encounter"? That's one Curious Critter! He was Big as well as Bold, almost 5 ft. long. I closed to within 3 feet, then he started a 'slow'...

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

How's this for a brief "Backyard Encounter"? That's one Curious Critter! He was Big as well as Bold, almost 5 ft. long. I closed to within 3 feet, then he started a 'slow' retreat. This happened 60 ft. from my back door; and I don't live in a 'rural' area!
Gotta Love Livin' in South Florida!
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rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I'm glad it doesn't live in my back yard and I'm sure it's glad it doesn't either. Nice pics.

Don, the 2nd son Loc: Crowded Florida

Lovely vegetarian! Non-native but since it doean't eat meat it is more tolerable than Cuban tree frogs which eat our cute natives.

Tomfl101 Loc: Mount Airy, MD

Yikes! It’s funny but the scale and foliage doesn’t make it look like a 5 foot critter.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nice set. I just read an article on these invasive lizards. Not nearly as harmful as the Burmese Python but they are slightly harmful in that they compete for the food of native species.

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

[quote=Tomfl101]Yikes! It’s funny but the scale and foliage doesn’t make it look like a 5 foot critter.
You cant see the tail, it was concealed by the foliage.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

The Florida Division of Wildlife has urged Floridians to "kill these whenever possible" because of "damage to sidewalks, seawalls, and domestic vegetation". The damage must be from burrowing?

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Starman441 wrote:

How's this for a brief "Backyard Encounter"? That's one Curious Critter! He was Big as well as Bold, almost 5 ft. long. I closed to within 3 feet, then he started a 'slow' retreat. This happened 60 ft. from my back door; and I don't live in a 'rural' area!
Gotta Love Livin' in South Florida!
Nikon D 5300 / Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 55 - 200 mm IF-ED VR II Lens / Auto Mode (Hurry up mode)

Great images!!!!
My next shot would have been from a rifle.

Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Very nice, sharp, interesting shots. A pretty boy as lizards go.

GBoy53 Loc: S.E. Texas

"... This happened 60 ft. from my back door; and I don't live in a 'rural' area!"

...but you are located in Iguana Land, Fl., though, just sayin'. Nice pics !

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

sb wrote:

The Florida Division of Wildlife has urged Floridians to "kill these whenever possible" because of "damage to sidewalks, seawalls, and domestic vegetation". The damage must be from burrowing?

They roost in trees. They seem to prefer Poinciana for the foliage & they prefer Hibiscus for food. Never seen any burrows.

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

GBoy53 wrote:

"... This happened 60 ft. from my back door; and I don't live in a 'rural' area!"

...but you are located in Iguana Land, Fl., though, just sayin'. Nice pics !

"Iguana Land, Fl." is my imaginary name for this area of N.W. Miami-Dade County. It's an urban neighborhood.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

Starman441 wrote:

How's this for a brief "Backyard Encounter"? That's one Curious Critter! He was Big as well as Bold, almost 5 ft. long. I closed to within 3 feet, then he started a 'slow' retreat. This happened 60 ft. from my back door; and I don't live in a 'rural' area!
Gotta Love Livin' in South Florida!
Nikon D 5300 / Nikon Nikkor AF-S DX 55 - 200 mm IF-ED VR II Lens / Auto Mode (Hurry up mode)

Great set!

Thanx for sharing.

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

Hereford wrote:

Very nice, sharp, interesting shots. A pretty boy as lizards go.

Hi Hereford,
Thanks for the positive feedback..

Starman441 Loc: Iguana Land, Fl.

Sinewsworn wrote:

Great set!

Thanx for sharing.

Hi Sinewsworn,
Thanks for the positive feedback.