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 ABOUTfeatured: 30 Best Snorkeling Blogs Fun Ways to enjoy the caribbeanJan 19, 12 Comments Off
Good evening Amigo’s!! I found this big, beautiful Green Iguana, Iguana iguana on the way to work this morning laying in the sun on top of a big rock, overlooking the ocean. From my view point I could only see his head and front legs so I was a bit limited on the composition. Even with my 200mm lens he spotted me and immediately started moving his head up and down as if to say, “your close enough, one more step and I am gone”! Here in Curacao this is by far the number one most admired creature by visiting tourists. A fully grown male can reach up to two meters in length, that’s over six feet long and yes, this includes the tail! Despite their size Iguana’s can move very quickly! Iguana’s are very much like some of the creatures I find underwater in the way that when you first spot one and you make eye contact they will almost always first remain completely motionless and rely first on their own camouflage. And second, if they still feel they are in danger they will move or shift their bodies to the side of the tree away from danger and often peep with one eye from behind the trunk to see if the coast is clear. And third, if all else fails, they will run or jump in the opposite direction as fast as they can and usually not stopping to look back. Large Green Iguana’s have a grey-green color while the young are bright green though they can darken quickly when in danger or frightened. Iguana’s will only eat leaves and fruit and have the capacity to always choose the leaves with the highest nutrient value. Females will deposit their eggs in a hole that they have dug in the sand. The locals call these Yuana and in Dutch it’s Groene Leguaan.
My hand is still fully swollen from the wasp sting yesterday but is a bit better.
Have a great day all, Barry
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