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Oriental Garden Lizard

Oriental Garden Lizard

The Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) gets a bright red throat during the breeding season, giving rise to the common but incorrect name "Bloodsuc...
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The Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) gets a bright red throat during the breeding season, giving rise to the common but incorrect name "Bloodsucker." The lizard is an insectivore with a spiny back.

This is my story....
I would have missed this Lizard. I went birding at Pashan Lake in Pune. And, to my surprise, a bird pointed out this lizard on the garden railing. Anyway, I'm too afraid of them. Wall Lizards are my only fear.
:D :D :D

Clicked at Pashan Lake, Pune, India.
Rainy Season, 2018.
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 390/1

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Pune, Maharashtra, IN

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Jun, 2018

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Great capture, Aarti...

Thanks so much Mick. :) :)

Although I hate lizards.... But this picture is captured so beautifuly that after it... I thing I should change my thinking 🙂

Ha ha ha ....Thanks Shivanshi. :) Better be careful always. I was even ready to run for life if it moved. :)

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