Here be Dragons

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #1 30-10-2007, 05:10 PM

I don't know what type he is, but he's a little beauty don't you think?

erick (Eric) · #2 30-10-2007, 05:20 PM

Very handsome! And he/she has his/her eye firmly on you!

fringe_dweller · #3 30-10-2007, 06:44 PM

nice looking dinosaur JJ, great shots too!!

glad they're only that small here thesedays! cheers!

gary · #4 30-10-2007, 07:14 PM

Fabulous!

I like the detail, such as the ring in his eye.

Best Regards

Gary
Mt. Kuring-Gai

RB (Andrew) · #5 30-10-2007, 07:49 PM

Great photos jjj, nicely composed with good detail.
I like how you've isolated the main subject from the background, good bokeh.

Tamtarn · #6 30-10-2007, 08:18 PM

Absolutely super shots Jeanette. Well framed with sharp detail.

Like them a lot.

citivolus (Ric) · #7 30-10-2007, 10:38 PM

Hi Jeanette. He is an Eastern Water Dragon, Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii.

acropolite (Phil) · #8 30-10-2007, 10:49 PM

That's one very attractive dragon JJJ, my favourite's the close up.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #9 30-10-2007, 11:29 PM

Thanks for the identification Citivolus. He must be a juvenile because the water dragons down the creek are much larger than him.
Thank you everyone for looking. I'm glad you liked him as well.

astroron (Ron) · #10 30-10-2007, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Thanks for the identification Citivolus. He must be a juvenile because the water dragons down the creek are much larger than him.
Thank you everyone for looking. I'm glad you liked him as well.

Great pics Jeanette

,but even you where a juvanile once

Ron

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #11 31-10-2007, 02:24 AM

LOL
I'm still juvenile every now and then.

ving (David) · #12 02-11-2007, 04:24 PM

She* is a lovely looking dragon m'am!

*i say she because i cannot see any red markings onteh chest from this angle. males have bright red colouring covering thier chest.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #13 02-11-2007, 05:15 PM

David,
Is this pic on a better angle to tell?

Gargoyle_Steve (Steve) · #14 03-11-2007, 06:30 AM

Great images Jeanette of a great looking subject. As said above definitely an Eastern Water Dragon, can you give any idea as to how long it was? Definitely a young'un but she (or he

) has already developed a beautiful long tail.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #15 03-11-2007, 07:05 PM

Gee, I reckon she'd be about 500mm maybe.

Tamtarn · #16 04-11-2007, 03:41 PM

That last pic of the dragon is absolutely super Jeanette.

Think you have hidden talent in getting these creatures to pose for you.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #17 04-11-2007, 07:25 PM

I played around with the images in PaintShopPro.

firstlight (Tony) · #18 07-11-2007, 08:57 PM

Is that a location thing? Another thing I have noticed is that the dragons don't have striking colouring until breeding season. The yellow and black near the eye will become very pronounced then.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ving

She* is a lovely looking dragon m'am!

*i say she because i cannot see any red markings onteh chest from this angle. males have bright red colouring covering thier chest.