Hiding in plain sight

That's what this lava lizard (spotted
on a trip to the Galapagos) was doing.
Since all of the creatures there seem to have 
no fear of humans—and no reason to—we
were warned to watch out for these little guys
while hiking on a 100-square-mile
lava field on the island of San Salvador.

[Today's prompt for the Thursday Photo Challenge
is "small animals." To see more, visit Dale's meme.]

And it's the 1st of the month, so I've posted to my Paris blog. 

Skywatch Friday

Okay—back to the Galapagos.  We were
anchored off the uninhabited (except by penguins,
blue-footed boobies, pelicans, sharks, herons, sea
turtles, and lava lizards) Isla Bartolomé and riding in a 
panga back to our catamaran.  That's Pinnacle Rock 
on the left and the island of San Salvador beyond.
Seriously, I can hardly express how grateful I am to 
have had this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

[To see more Skywatch Friday, go here.]