Anole Cocktail Hour

Posted on March 28, 2011 by marta

A sunset drink with our friendly little Anole Lizard

We went up on the hill overlooking our Marina at Harbour Club Villas for sunset cocktails and were joined by our friendly little Anole Lizard. He’s joined us before but I only managed to get one photo. Well this time he decided to stay a while and enjoyed licking the beads of moisture off my Corona beer.

A good close up of his little tongue licking the bottle.

He wasn't the least bit afraid as he sampled the cold beads of sweat on the bottle

He was pretty thirsty but it gave me a chance to get some good photos.

It was fun just sitting watching him as the sun started to set……….a great way to end a busy day!

Cheers!

Marta

http://www.harbourclubvillas.com

Silver Argiope Spider

Posted on March 22, 2011 by marta

I'm not one for spiders but this one just begged to be photographed.

Spiders are not my favourites I must admit but the Silver Argiope Spider is such a colourful spider with an interesting web. They weave a distinctive zigzag pattern within their web and makes them easy to identify. There may be as many as four stabilimenta in a web forming an X and it seems to make the spider larger with leg extensions.

White , yellow and stripes of this unique looking spider

The total length of the female Silver Argiope measures up to 12mm. It has a silvery carapace and the abdomen is silver with a pair of darker longitudinal bands.

The underside of the Silver Argiope spider as it spins its web.

See the smaller spider? I think that's the male.

This one went crazy spinning his web!

This spider is one of nature’s many pest control agents so I guess we’ll just let them be even though I don’t really care for them!

Marta

http://www.harbourclubvillas.com

Baby Pink Clam Shells

Posted on March 20, 2011 by marta

This beautiful pinkish shell was in the shallows and just presented itself perfectly for a wonderful photo as the gentle waters swirled in and out.

Marta

http://www.harbourclubvillas.com

Taylor Bay Starfish

Posted on March 15, 2011 by marta

First time sighting of sea stars in the shallow waters of Taylor Bay

Malaika was sooooo excited when she first saw some small starfish as she played in the shallows at Taylor Bay this passed weekend. She wasn’t too sure about holding them.