Iguana Honeymoon

The other day Ed looked down from our roof to the vacant lot next door. Low and behold in the tree beside our house were 2 good sized iguanas. One was orange/yellow and the other, much larger one, green. They were resting on parallel limbs and were pretty wary of us watching them. They were probably 4 feet away. Peggy ran to get the camera. Several times they moved down and then to other limbs. The last photo shows them as we first saw them. We can't seem to download photos to this blog in the correct order! Oh, well.

Today, while hanging up laundry on the roof, Peggy saw them again. And, being bothered, they moved to the top of our back wall. They lined up in the sun. Just soaking up a few rays? Well, no. Little did we know that they had other things on their minds. And, little did we know that we were to witness their honeymoon! Ed wanted to leave the couple alone, but Peggy ran for the camera to capture the conjugal event! Then, Peggy researched "mating iquanuas" on the internet and now is an expert on their eating habits, mating, egg laying, and lifestyle. Got an inguana question? Ask Peggy.

The arch on the right is not a branch. It's the female's tail.

In the tree below us where we first saw them.

Later we saw them scamper across the street to the large vacants lots there. Plenty of grass for cover. Plenty of trees to climb. And plenty of walls for climbing and..........