This week I photographed a green anole lizard in my firebush
tree, hunting for Zebra butterflies. The
sneaky lizard blends well into the green plant.
The fire bush attracts many butterflies, especially longwind zebras and hundreds
of bees. So I figured the ads were in his favorite, that a meal soon would come
his way.
I noticed that he was not interested in the bees (He is no
dummy, bees fight back), but tried several times to get a butterfly, they were
too fast for the hungry lizard. After
several unsuccessful attempts, he noticed something hanging from a branch, and
just as tasty. If he could not get a
butterfly, a caterpillar will do. (Probably a monarch)
I get much satisfaction seating in my garden, seeing the
circle of life happening in a place I created. It is a very small part, in the scheme
things, but can you imagine how much better things would be, if we all took
responsibility for the small piece planet earth around us. I know, I’m getting excited about a lizard
eating a caterpillar, but who knows maybe later that day that lizard became
lunch for a woodpecker and on and on.
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