“ A close call, an escape from a toaster! ”
The Cape Dwarf Gecko has a speckled body - excellent camouflage - and a lovely orange tinted tail. They are often seen indoors at night sheltering in a curtain fold, or hiding behind a picture frame. This one is a 2cm hatchling that scuttled out of my toaster when it heated up this morning while ...
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  • kellyofcali Edited 3 years ago

    Wow, two centimeters! Impressive capture.

    Wow, two centimeters! Impressive capture.

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  • Dana Brown Edited 3 years ago

    Great close-up. With the narrow field of focus it looks like he's appearing from nowhere, just like when he popped out of the toaster!… more

    Great close-up. With the narrow field of focus it looks like he's appearing from nowhere, just like when he popped out of the toaster! Lol

    How can you improve on something so spontaneous?

    Way to be in the moment! Congrats.

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  • Elyse Henshaw Edited 3 years ago

    What a fun surprise! I love the detail of his scales and clarity of his eyes! Awesome capture and congratulations!

    What a fun surprise! I love the detail of his scales and clarity of his eyes! Awesome capture and congratulations!

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  • ljrmink Edited 3 years ago

    Fantastic capture, Jillian! Thanks for the info on the Cape Dwarf Gecko, I've not seen or heard of them. Very nicely done and congrats on the 52picks!

    Fantastic capture, Jillian! Thanks for the info on the Cape Dwarf Gecko, I've not seen or heard of them. Very nicely done and congrats on the 52picks!

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Canon EOS 90D Canon 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
1/30 f/2.8 100 100

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