Chicken of the Tree

Large Iguana at the top of my Papaya Tree

So I learned a valuable lesson! After seeing this huge male Iguana at the top of my tree eating all the fresh shoots coming out of the top of the tree, I thought that I’d try to get him down by spraying him with the hose. I really thought that he would jump to another branch onto a nearby tree.. but no. He eventually slipped and fell to the ground below! He landed on our concrete courtyard with such a sound that I will never forget! it sounded like a tire falling onto the pavement, but he got up and tried to exit the courtyard which. he couldn’t do since it is enclosed! Oh my! I opened our gate with the hopes that he would see the opening and exit the premises and he did.. he slowly lumbered out… whew.. that could have been such a mess if he didn’t survive the fall! From now on I’ll just observe, let him eat and move on…

One thought on “Chicken of the Tree

  1. Lucky he nearly bounced on the concrete. Could have been quite a mess to clean up… yuck just the thought of it. 😂

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