September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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February 24, 2019
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote:
Near Pigeon Park in Old San Juan, came across this medium-sized lizard. Can anyone help with an ID?
(Same photo, wider angle below.) We saw all sorts of lizards of various sizes during our stay.
Julie McCall replied:
Green iguana (iguana iguana). I had two of those, too.
I believe it's an introduced species in PR, much like the ones that can be found in Florida – escapees that then established a feral population because the climate is suitable.
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(Thanks, Ginny. A practical approach to invasive species. I just read where they are also called tree chickens there. Makin' me hungry.)