It was my third trip to this same property – actually two properties owned by the same family side by side. The previous two trips yielded four Iguanas, one large male the first time and on a second trip three pregnant females.
My adult son was visiting so I brought him along to see what Dad was doing in his spare time. Just :30 seconds on the property and we had our first Iguana. The vegetation was heavy near the seawall and you could hear multiple Iguanas running back and forth. I decided to just set up my tripod, wait, watch and listen.
Sure enough – through the trees and brush my high power scope picked out Iguana after Iguana with tiny windows to place a headshot. In probably :20 minutes we had bagged FIVE Iguanas. One was lost to the canal but as you can see, three of the four Iguanas photographed here were pregnant and heavy with eggs. With a female capable of laying 20-40 eggs – 2 to 3 times a year, it does not take long to have a real mess on your property. BTW – that is what a group of Iguanas are called . . . A Mess. This single property on Marco Island has now yielded NINE Iguanas thus far. As Arnold would say, I’ll be back . . .
