Continuing the theme of interesting critters (besides the mustangs!) in Spring Creek Basin …! This guy or gal isn’t my first sighting of a collared lizard this season (it’s my second in just the past couple of days), but it’s the first one that was bold and willing to pose (momentarily).
It’s a total miniature dinosaur! Look at that face!
Do you think the dinos were so wonderfully, brightly colored? I’ve never really understood the environmental benefit to being SO bright in our drab desert land. Ma Nature made ’em very fast, so at least they’re likely challenging for aerial predators.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Another spectacular creation! Looks like a Allebrije!
Now that is something I’ll have to look up!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alebrije
Cool!
I love the color and you are so right about having no camo in the sand and rock and dry grasses! Beautiful!
Right? I don’t understand the turquoise … but I lovelovelove it! 🙂
Beautiful! ❤
I was thinking of you, Carol, when I saw it! 🙂
Aww! Thank you! ❤
What a cute little critter!
I love these lizards!
Collared Lizards and their bright metallic colors just have to be showing off…don’t they?! 😊 Maybe all those bright and brassy colors scare predators away; it doesn’t look ” natural.” But whatever the explanation, they are the best-dressed creatures in the desert!
We absolutely love seeing photos of your other friends in the Basin! Never apologize for sharing that beautiful world of yours with all of us out here. We love what you see and really appreciate you sharing it all with us! Pilamaya,