RHH's photos with the keyword: collaris

I had trouble identifying this one, but believe it to be a Collared Lizard, Crotaphytus collaris. It was photographed along the Potash Road near Moab, Utah.

The ponds near our home and the lake are full of ducks at present, many of them looking for nesting sites. We've seen Hooded Mergansers, Common Mergansers, Redheads, Buffleheads, Blue-winged Teal, American Coots, Mallards and probably some others I've forgotten. This pair of Ring-necked Ducks was on the pond just down the street from where we live.