Friday, July 1, 2011

Theme Day: Green

The first of the month worldwide Daily Photo theme for July is "green." This is an easy theme for Costa Rica, as green is all around. We are blessed with lush tropical landscaping, trees, and greenery all around.

I have chosen a green iguana, as it has the word green in the name of the species, and for good reason. Its distinctive green color is ideal for hiding in trees, which is where they spend most of their time.

Green iguanas have several distinctive characteristics besides their green color, which you can see here: the sickle shaped scales running down the back, the large round scale below its jaw, and the dewlap hanging from its neck.

This week we are showing some more photos from our recent trip to Yosemite National Park on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

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14 comments:

  1. GunnJuly 1, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    A good GREEN portrait!:)

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  2. JillyJuly 1, 2011 at 3:55 AM

    Great choice. He's looking at you...

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  3. brattcatJuly 1, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    this is a very fine green for 'theme' day!

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  4. Leif HagenJuly 1, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    What a perfect GREEN creature to show us today on theme day!

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  5. SharonJuly 1, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    He looks like he's smiling for the camera! What a perfect choice.

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  6. KateJuly 1, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Perfect! I love iguanas, and this one is a terrific specimen. The green is such a true shade and very becoming on him, I might add.

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  7. glendaJuly 1, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Good choice, Dave. They are really hard to see in the trees.

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  8. JudyJuly 1, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Green and cute too!

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  9. AnonymousJuly 1, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    timeless green. makes one wonder whether his colour changed much throughout the many, many hundred a years.
    please have a good new month you all.


    daily athens

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  10. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comJuly 1, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    fabulous choice for theme day and so Costa Rica

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  11. Valladolid Daily PhotoJuly 2, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Congratulations, great post.

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  12. irinapicturesJuly 2, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Its' green is so rich, I would hardly notice the iguana near the trees. Great shot!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 2, 2011 at 5:30 PM

    Love those "angry eyes"! Makes me think of velociraptors in Jurassic Park. Scary!

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  14. UnknownJuly 3, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Wonderful shot and great entry on the theme. Glad you posted the previous Caracara, I never managed to get a shot of one of these birds and I almost forgot about them.

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