The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

Looks like a nice outing. Fall is such a nice time of the year.
I like leaves on the ground...........as long as I don't have to rake them.

Hmm.... the leaves are all still green here in SoCal, what very few trees there are in the high desert.(around 3800 ft) I guess that's because it's been so warm. We did have a cold snap recently. It's only around 70 F. Brrrr.... LoL.

But seriously, the nights have finally been getting cold. Around 45 F. No sign of fall colors in the leaves yet.

[CelestiHel]

Beautiful photo. Fall is such a great time of the year.
Then there's Winter

Ugh, no kidding. Got the first yesterday. Didn't stick, but it's coming.

[ConcinusMan]

Still sunny and warm here. Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 50's the past few days. Lot's of lizard activity lately. Fall? what fall?

[RedSidedSPR]

Same here. Late sixties, except at night. Stepped out at 5:30am and went back in from cold for the first time this year -- and I don't get cold easily. At all.

[tress29]

I want a fence lizard! They're so tiny!

[RedSidedSPR]

Haha yeah i always wanna keep 'em when i catch them! That's a baby though, they get bigger.

[ConcinusMan]

They're a pain to keep. I used to breed several species of spiny lizards including Western Fence. Takes a lot of space, (no more than one male and two females per 6 ft X 18 inch enclosure) a lot of insects every day, a lot of time, a lot of UV/sun exposure, etc. Very high maintenance and very touchy when it comes to husbandry. Definitely a challenge to keep them healthy in captivity.

Still seeing lizards active near my place. It's been gorgeous sunny weather around 70 F lately. Upper 30's at night though. Too arid for fence lizards though. Just seeing side-blotched lizards. (Uta stansburiana)

[RedSidedSPR]

Figured they were a bit advanced.

[ConcinusMan]

It's mainly their diet (large quantities of gut loaded soft insects every day) and space requirements (Males are territorial and they need multiple basking areas to avoid social stress) that makes it a pain. And UV needs are very high. Regular UV terrarium lights alone just don't cut it. Had to put them outside on sunny warm days in a screened enclosure for some real sun exposure as much as possible before I started having any luck with them thriving and breeding.

If conditions are right and they're doing well, they reward you with some very entertaining behavior though. Especially at breeding time

[RedSidedSPR]

No doubt. They're funny little guys. The one I got pics of tried his hardest to kill me. Never expect that from lizards when you're used to little skinks.