Animals

Male Runs Around Doing Push-ups

While the female was staying motionless, the male lizard ran all over the deck doing push-ups. It was as though he was bragging about his virility. This was the last shot. All the courtship moves leading up to the mating actually took a lot of time although the actual mating act was less than a minute. First shot to last was around an hour.
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)

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