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Eastern fence lizard with ticks

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Posted by: bradtort at Mon May 29 15:54:55 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bradtort ]  
   

Not a great photo, but interesting to me.



I was hiking around Castlewood State Park (just west of St. Louis, MO) and noticed this guy sitting on a stick just a couple feet away. He looked a little thin around the hind legs, and as I moved in closer he also seemed a little "flat".



The photo shows what might be the problem:







I definitely see one tick in the ear opening, and possibly another in the fold above the right front leg. A little more depth-of-field would help.



I took about 15 shots, moving closer with each photo. I finally violated his personal space and he bolted into the weeds.

   

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