Black Spiny-tailed Iguana. . .

. . . in my Higueron or Strangler Fig Tree (Big Ficus). The tree just lost its leaves again which makes it a little easier to see birds or other wildlife like this, though with so many tight limbs it is like “he is behind bars!” 🙂 And this tree has few open spaces where I could have gotten a clear view of his whole body, plus he continued higher up where I could not see him at all. This variety of iguana is the only kind I’ve seen in my yard or anywhere else in Atenas, while many of the lodges I visit also have the Green Iguana which is more colorful but with the same behavior high in trees and sometimes on the ground. See my separate photo galleries:

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica

¡Pura Vida!

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