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Permalink Reply by Joan Denoo on January 18, 2013 at 7:16pm

Dominic, are these your photos? What a nice diversity of critters. This fellow with the chin flap, is it a co-inhabiter of your garden? The little red-eyed frog looks like a good insect catcher. Oh my, the butterflies and bees round out a nice group of residents. 

Permalink Reply by Dominic Florio on January 18, 2013 at 7:20pm

These were all taken in my Florida garden.  I love all plants and animals, but I specifically garden to attract wildlife.  I use both natives and tropicals and combine them in island beds.  I also have a wooded area which provides a wide diversity.  Chin strap is a Cuban anole showing off for the females.  The tree frog is just a baby.  I see butterflies 12 months out of the year.

Permalink Reply by Joan Denoo on January 18, 2013 at 7:48pm

Dominic, thank you very much for sharing with us. A very great treat, especially with all the ground and trees covered in snow here. It is a special type snow that comes when fog moves in and freezes on every leaf and branch. A true winter wonderland.
frost + fog = fost.

Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on January 18, 2013 at 10:19pm

Beautiful pics Dominic!  You show that gardening is about more than the plant kingdom - there are also the animals.

Permalink Reply by Chris Breman on January 19, 2013 at 2:43am

Thanks for sharing, Dominic! The black and white butterfly looks like the one that needs passion flowers, I think. The Rotterdam zoo had a lot of those butterflies.

Permalink Reply by amer chohan on January 19, 2013 at 6:36am

Beautiful Dominic! Thats what we call interconnection of species in life cycle. Still there are many that we can't see. That is the way life should be looked upon.