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Blue-Nosed Chameleon by Judith

Blue-Nosed Chameleon by Judith

Tuesday, 1st July 2008

(not so) Blue-Nosed Chameleon
by Judith
I found this blue-nosed (or boettger’s chameleon as the nose isn’t always blue) chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) in a tree close to our campsite hiding from the rain in Montagne d’ambre national park. The park is an isolated patch of montane rainforest in northern Madagascar. Being generally pretty slow animals makes chameleons good models. Even when they walk, they move slowly to imitate a leaf in the wind which keeps on making me laugh even after having seen it a dozen times.
Equipment: Canon 40D, Canon 60mm macro lens
Judith
I am a marine biology student in Amsterdam
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Blue-Nosed Chameleon by Judith was Photo of the Day on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008. It is tagged Macro, Night, Chameleons. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

17 Comments

  1. kin Says:

    beautiful photograph. I love how you captured the innocence of this creature

  2. Paul Dass Says:

    Excellent shot the details are fantastic.

  3. Thomas Vignaud Says:

    Congratz ! What is he looking up? :)

  4. Malta Photography Malta Photography Says:

    great image. The blurred background makes a good feeling and the bright eyes look just great. What a great animal.

  5. Ahmed Sharif Says:

    nice capture!!……. thanks for sharing glimpses from a far-away place…..

  6. a. Says:

    How funny he looks! Good job!

  7. Itchy Finger Says:

    Excellent image, great DOF and use of the flash. Chameleons were always cool but this guy is even cooler :)

  8. Anurag Says:

    Verry funny, Looks like its piercing its own neck with the leaf!!

  9. laurens laurens Says:

    wonderful animals!

  10. Chris Says:

    wow! what a pic!!!

  11. TomBrooklyn Says:

    Cool looking animal. Cute in his own way.

  12. planet lover Says:

    Thanks for introducing us to this beautiful creature!

  13. Pauline Jones Pauline Jones Says:

    I took some good chameleon pictures in the local pet shop; it must be great to see them in the wild.

  14. Sue Gagnon Says:

    He really is ‘blue nosed’ chameleon, isn’t he? He is very cute and impressive!

  15. Renee Says:

    Love the greens in the shot! well done!

  16. richgyrl92 Says:

    Very interesting creature a chameleon is! I have never quite seen a chameleon like this, and I’m very glad that you took this shot to show the beauty and magnificence of this animal. :D

  17. Marie Dunphy Harding Says:

    A curious looking creature for sure.

    I had hoped to see a shot of something Canadian or at least a Canadian photographer featured for CANADA DAY.

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