Voracious Chameleons
By gurthbruins
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Peaky in her setting
Zooming in on Peaky
Putting buckets of garbage under the bougainvillea, to attract flies, turned out to be not such a good idea. The chameleons cottoned on too well and started hanging around the buckets too low down in the bush, where Jessie Cat could easily spot them. So we removed the garbage to another place where it may continue to breed flies for the whole property.
16 Nov, 2010
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lovely,wish i had them in my garden
16 Nov, 2010
Oh its very well hidden isn`t it, great photo`s...
16 Nov, 2010
why are you trying to attract flies Gruthbruins? lovely photos non the less. I love these reptiles, so well adapted too.
16 Nov, 2010
SBG: Flies and similar insects have become too scarce because of murderous use of insecticides, which also kill and maim the animals that eat them. These insects need encouragement because they serve as food for chameleons. -GSB.
17 Nov, 2010
Ah I see. This is conservation in action then. well done you :o)
17 Nov, 2010
You put it nicely, thank you. I admit to some bias - I do not see chameleons as needing to "serve" as food for butcher birds (Fiscal shrike) yet they often do. David and I would certainly not welcome any shrike we saw in these parts.
18 Nov, 2010
Great photos of Peaky, Gurthbruins!
18 Nov, 2010
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Wow great pictures gurthbruins, took me a minute to spot Peaky, amazing creatures, not something we get here, thanks for sharing :-)
16 Nov, 2010