Wild Chameleons in Malta

[Mrjamwin]

Impressive. Thank you for sharing these pictures.

 

[jurajlzvc]

Thanks !
I would like to add two more pictures of previous specimens. They are 2018 finds.
And two pictures of another male from 2019.

 

[kinyonga]

So good to see photos! I miss them more than I miss most of the species I've had.

 

[jurajlzvc]

So good to see photos! I miss them more than I miss most of the species I've had.

Thank you !

 

[jurajlzvc]

Female taking a november sunbath after cold windy night and another one , very poor and weak,

probably at the end of her way.

 

[kinyonga]

Feel sad for the last one. Definitely not going to be alive long.

 

[jurajlzvc]

Here are

more optimistic shots of another female

 

[kinyonga]

I wish I lived there after seeing these photos. I think the ones I had years ago were from Malta...they look the same.

 

[KittyB]

Thought I would share with you a couple of photos of a common chameleon in Malta ..I come across quite a few especially due to the fact that I can`t help myself looking for them when I go in an area with trees and shrubs ..

Chameleons are now found in all parts of the island ...they had release only a few in a garden in St.Julian`s in the late 1980`s and have reproduced and spread over the years > http://www.mepa.org.mt/chameleon

Here`s one of quite a large one I found . Over 15 years ago I had also a female who layed about 30 eggs which had all successfully hatched but a few of them had passed away before I released the rest.

This is amazing.. I spent time in Malta as a child ... it would have been so much better with Chameleons

 

[jurajlzvc]

Just from my curiosity I offered her a locust which I caught aside and she reacted almost instantly. I didn`t expect that so picture is out of focus a little.

 

[MissSkittles]

Just from my curiosity I offered her a locust which I caught aside and she reacted almost instantly. I didn`t expect that so picture is out of focus a little.View attachment 268575

Your out of focus pic is better than anything I can take! Beautiful cham! Are you a professional photographer or is it a hobby?

 

[jurajlzvc]

Your out of focus pic is better than anything I can take! Beautiful cham! Are you a professional photographer or is it a hobby?

Thank you, it`s just a hobby. I don`t even have any professional equipment.

 

[jurajlzvc]

 

[jurajlzvc]

Hello cham enthusiasts,
I resuscitated this old thread with some fresh photos of two females, baby and adult.
Starting with baby female.

 

[Brad]

Great photos as usual. Thank you for sharing!

 

[jurajlzvc]

More pics of adult and baby females
j.

 

[Morpheo's Mom]

Gorgeous!!! The last one with the sunset is

 

[MissSkittles]

Such beauties! I still say you’ve got camera skills.

 

[crosscutts]

I love it when these old threads pop back up you can’t always find these when you’re just searching . thank you so much for giving me a another hour of Chamaeleon reading .. that was a fun little trip off the job site in my mind .. amazing story amazing pictures

 

[jurajlzvc]

Pictures of two juveniles and one adult taken last friday in Ghadira nature resevre.
The pictures are taken from longer distance with my 300mm telezoom
j.