The rocks and paths at Cabrillo were alive with lizards when I visited the Sunday before last. I am definitely not a herps person. It is not that I do not like them. I do. It is just that I don’t know much about them. A little Googling leads me to believe that all the various lizards I saw at Cabrillo, and they were various, were in fact Fence Lizards in various stages of being and of various sexes. I like the way this one clung to his rock in the hope that I, if I happened to be a predator (he seemed uncertain on that point even if I was not) would not be able to see him. I also like the bokeh … the way the lizard is isolated against the out of focus background. And the texture of the rock is interesting as well. Lots to like here 🙂

Canon SX40HS at 1240mm equivalent field of view (840mm optical plus 1.5x digital tel-extender). f5.8 @ 1/640th @ ISO 100. Program with iContrast and -1/3EV exposure compensation.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity and sharpness.