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Camera: Nikon D1X
Location: Marin County California, Olompali Park
Date: Mar 30, 2004
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2004
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California 'blue-belly' lizard, these little feisty fellows get really active in the summer. They are very colorful with blue bands on the belly. These lizards can be caught with a noose made from a long piece of grass stem. When captured they can be laid onto their backs, and their tummies rubbed with a finger tip. They will grasp with their tiny claws onto the finger rubbing their belly, but they will quickly cease resisting, and close their eyes and fall into a short-lived 'trance'. In this condition one can walk around with the lizard sleeping soundly on your hand. Note the bands of yellow on the inner thigh, and the highly reflective throat scales. ... I've done this since I was a kid and found this little story here... //www.rivenrock.com/summer2001.htm.
Location Info :
The name Olompali comes from the lost Coast Miwok language and likely means southern village or southern people, states the state park's brochure. It has been in existence since 500 A.D. or nearly 2,000 years. It was a major Miwok center in 1,200 A.D. and seems to have been one of the largest in Marin County.
Photo Info
Image description: March Open
Nikon D1X
2004/03/30 16:34:37.4
RAW (12-bit)
Lens: 300mm f/4
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Spot
1/500 sec - f/11
Exposure Comp.: -1.0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 320
White Balance: Direct sunlight
AF Mode: AF-S
Tone Comp: Normal
Hue Adjustment: -6°
Sharpening: Normal
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