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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Tiny Color Palette

This Greater Earless Lizard paused against a rock to look for predators as it scampered away from me after I had flushed it along a hiking trail. The early morning sun spectacularly highlighted the myriad of colors not expected on a lizard.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Superior, Arizona, Arizona, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Jim Burns