Sunbathing Lizard

[Olybirder]

This Common Lizard was sunning itself on a post beside the path at Strumpshaw Fen on Sunday. It is the first one I have seen this year and was quite a large specimen.

E-M1 and 75-300 II.

Ron

[brian1208]

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I love the first one, exposing maximum surface area to the sun. A good series

Its strange they are so rare now, when I was a kid we used to have both species of lizards in my Grandmother's garden (usually in the compost heap) and as kids it was fun to try to catch them without scaring them

(We also had Grass snakes, slow worms and adders - heaven for a kid)

[Rocknroll59]

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Nice pictures...lucky that a bird of prey didn't spot them!! Spring has certainly arrived..

Peter

[Guest]

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A great find Ron and well taken. The lizard sure knew where to sun bake ... dare I say it, a nice post ...

[Olybirder]

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Thanks Mark. Your pun made me wince, though.

Ron

[Mrs T]

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Great shots. I've never seen anything like that here.

[gregles]

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Well spotted Ron and lovely shots too.

[PeterBirder]

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A very nice set Ron.

Could almost be summer.

Thanks for sharing.

[RogerRamjet]

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#1. Just chillin' in a just warmin' kind of way.

[David Morison]

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What a handsome little creature, nice set.

David

[Falk]

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Well spotted and photographed. Seems to be a Lacerta agilis female, right?

Every day I lead the horses out and will then usually look with my binoculars along some rotten wooden boards, the usual sunbathing spot for our more common Lacerta vivipara. The site is right at the etrence of our horse padock and facing due south; I can easily spot then there - but none is out yet.

[Olybirder]

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Well spotted and photographed. Seems to be a Lacerta agilis female, right?

Every day I lead the horses out and will then usually look with my binoculars along some rotten wooden boards, the usual sunbathing spot for our more common Lacerta vivipara. The site is right at the etrence of our horse padock and facing due south; I can easily spot then there - but none is out yet.

Thanks Falk. You obviously know a lot more about Lizards than I do. I just know that it is a Common Lizard.

They are fairly easy to see here as we have lots of boardwalks which cross reedbeds. In warm, sunny weather they sun themselves at the edge of the boards. If you approach quietly and carefully you can often spot very large numbers of them, some of which are really tiny. If they are startled, though, they disappear over the side in a flash.

Ron

[timmypreston]

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A great sequence and you've done well to get so close

[Mickg]

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Superb range of poses. Great light & sharp.
Congrats.

[Wee man]

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Nice series Ron lovely little chap.