Green Iguanas

I mentioned the other day that one of the things I missed were the wild green iguanas that we have down here in South Florida. Well, on Sunday we took our kayaks out for a little paddle down the New River and saw some. Now, the little ones are a vibrant green and they can almost disappear into the grass. The big ones that you see here are usually more orange with a black banded tail. These two were probably 3 feet long (or more!).They are really quite beautiful reptiles. A little frightening as well since they can run vertically up a concrete seawall.
Unfortunately they are feral (previous pets released into the wild) and have rapidly reproduced without any natural predators. So I can understand why same property owners don't appreciate them chowing down on their landscaping or undermining their seawalls.

If you want to read more about these critters, check out this site. I had to laugh when I recognized some of the body language we saw during our kayaking - head bobbing, hatchet mode,...yeah, I'm just happy they didn't jump on my head while I snapped a few pictures.

Besides big iguanas, we got to see the Jazz Fest from our kayaks. It was our lucky day putting our kayaks into the river on the first Sunday of the month - we didn't even plan it!