A Life 'On The Fence'

After I got home today I was out in the back yard checking on Samson [our dog] and stumbling over the ever present reptilian masses that populate our yard .  If you are a denizen of Florida you can't miss the multitude of lizards that scurry about looking for nourishment.  I'm always telling Jamie that lizards are our friend, especially the Eastern Fence Lizard [Sceloporus undulatus] in the sub family 'iguania'] as they dine on bothersome insect life and spiders.  I really liked the texture of his skin contrasted against the fence as it camouflaged itself.  Their range is from northern Florida up through Pennsylvania.  I took this shot with our Canon Rebel xsi EOS on automatic setting through a 78mm telephoto lens.  Click on the image for a full body shot.