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Our favourite little neighbours

This one has clearly forgotten to put on his "can't-see-me" clothes, but usually they change colour to suit their background - ranging from a grey-brown to yellow-green to a deeper green. To be fair, the lizard in the pic is probably trying to figure out what colour to be seeing he can't "do" white!

They range in size from about an inch or so long to about 10 or so inches (at least that's the longest I've seen - there may, of course, be some giant lizards somewhere that I have yet to come across!)

My other favourite "little neighbours" are the hummingbirds. They are soooooo cute! However, they are extremely difficult to get a good photo of as every time I get my camera out, they fly off to another part of the garden! This is my best attempt so far. Their little wings move so fast they are just a blur!

There are also some tree frogs around which make a two-tone piping sound at night, and are therefore called Piping Frogs. Fortunately for Dave and I, they are only about the size of a 20 cent piece, and we hardly ever see them!

(Actually, I also read in the guide that Antigua has giant toads which weigh up to 2 pounds! Thank God we have not seen even one, or I think Dave and I would have been on the first flight out of here!)

Oh, and of course there is the cat that I've shown before, who we've named Bruce, who likes to chase the lizards and sit out on the patio.

Actually, since we figured out Bruce's true gender, we have started calling her Brucelina! She is similar in nature to Teaka (who I hope is doing much better so I can see him again soon) and likes to hang out with people. Here is a picture of her taking shelter from the rain (of which there is a fair bit) under one of the sunlounges around the pool...

posted by Nelle @ 5:36 am