Shutterbug Photo of the Day

Our Shutterbug Photo of the Day by Rico Leffanta is a well-crafted close up of a tiny gecko enjoying a delicious sweet treat.

“A Golddust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) licking sap and insects from a bromeliad (Aechmea blanchetiana) stalk," writes Leffanta. "Photo taken at Foster's Botanical Garden, in Honolulu, island of O'ahu, Hawaii. As I wear silver & turqoise bracelets on both wrists, every living thing sees me approach with my camera, so I use feline strategy and just wait until hunger, thirst, or boredom enters the subject's mind."

See a larger version of the photo in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day gallery here.

If you want to enter Shutterbug Photo of the Day, post an image in the Shutterbug Photo of the Day Gallery and include your real name and some background on the image (how and where it was shot; the story behind the image; gear and settings used etc.) in the description field to qualify.

We will select one Shutterbug Photo of the Day image every month to run as a full-page feature in the magazine.