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• go2stones (1279)
• [2007-07-11 4:35]

I wonder if he was hitting his head like that as a threatening gesture. Some animals will paw the ground. Deer will rattle their antlers against tree limbs. Maybe he was threatening you.

Thanks for sharing. Reid

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• Kathleen (232)
• [2007-07-11 4:47]

Hi Haraprasan.
You are sure getting the eyeball from this lizard, good pose to capture. Sorry, not sure what his behaviour was for. Please do let us know if you find out, I would be interested knowing why. Good detail of him and the environment.

Kathleen
New Zealand

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• Argus (34987)
• [2007-07-11 4:50]

Hello Haraprasan,
Nice capture of an Asian garden Lizard.
I have seen Agamid lizards cocking their heads up and down as a display gesture in Africa: maybe the behaviour of this lizard can have a similar explanation.
Pity about the green stem in the main shot. Nice to see the enclosed shot showing the head in more detail.
TFS and best wishes, Ivan

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• angybone (7672)
• [2007-07-11 5:16]

Great details! Good shot...I'm going to do some internet searches about the behavior of lizards. ha ha The things we'll google! ha ha

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2007-07-11 5:30]

hi haraprasan,
i really appreciate your involvement. you observation is very good and you spend a lot of time exploring the nature, even i do not have any clue about the behaviour of this lizard, i have seen lizard moving their head up and down but this behaviour is strange,
nice capture, interesting notes, I think during my next visit to bhubaneswar i will carry my camera along to have some share of beautiful specimens at cuttack and bbsr,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• mayuresh (920)
• [2007-07-11 5:38]

Hi haraprasan,
great expression you have catch,nice image with sharp details,well done

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2007-07-11 7:39]

Hi Haraprasan,

Maybe he was abused as a child? That seems to be the answer when people do these things. Nice shot of this lizard in spite of the diagonal piece of grass running thru it. Nice colors, details, and setting.

Jane

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-07-11 7:55]

Yes, He was trying to throw you off Haraprasan :) Nice sharp detail, I like the eye contact and bit of catchlight I see. Great presentation with inset closeup.
Well done!
Howard

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2007-07-11 8:09]

This is exactly the same lizard as I shot a few days back here in Noida, HP.
The image is pretty good.
Your description of its odd behavior is quite interesting. Maybe it was showing disgust at itself for some foolishness recently committed :-)!
TFS

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-07-11 8:35]

Hello Haraprasan,
Thank you for bring the lizard that close with sharpness, vivid colour and details especially the head!
well done and thanks for sharing
Tony

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• Silvio2006 (41368)
• [2007-07-11 12:31]

Hi Haraprasan, mah de gustibus.... lovely lizard with wonderful details, splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• pablominto (16082)
• [2007-07-12 0:33]

Hello Haraprasan,
This is an interesting fellow, seems like he is curious too!
Superb details in the reptile, fine natural colours...
The image is well composed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

:-) OK-

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• gannu (14691)
• [2007-07-12 2:10]

Haraprasan, Lovely details. Your shot is very good informative. TFS Ganesh

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• XOTAELE (8)
• [2007-07-14 7:06]

Hola Haraprasan.
Buena presentación con muy buenos detalles.
Perfectos colores bien ajustados.
Saludos y tfs, JL.

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• oscarromulus (5690)
• [2007-07-14 14:12]
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Haraprasan,
This, my dear friend, is a female; she needed a safe place to dig a hole, a hot location, to lay her eggs.
Note that her back has "spikes" but they are not webbed.
Note the backs of these two males.
The males have stronger backs and are more colourful too.
The latter are fighting for "female" rights.
I've observed this behaviour many many times. In fact this is one of the ways in which we, as children, managed to collect lizard eggs, by following her around.
It was all done in innocent fun. In those days we had no sense of responsibility and or respect for nature. Today I write it off as "childish behaviour".