I have posted the occasional photo of some local water dragons on this blog, but as I am constantly fascinated by these creatures I think it's time for their own show!
My friends say that it's "very British" to be so interested in these lizards...
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| Roma Street park Feb 2011 |
I've been in awe of these creatures ever since my first holiday visit to Australia back in 2004. I remember the first time I saw a lizard (I think it was a large Lace Monitor, aka a goanna), I screamed that it was a croc!! I had just stepped off a little boat and was wading ashore with a 2 year old in my arms....it was frightening....and just a touch embarrassing!
I'm now getting used to all types of lizards - dragons, blue tongues, geckos, skinks, even the odd lace monitor...how wonderfully exotic! We have a little blue tongue lizard living in our front garden, and he graces us with a glimpse every now and then.
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| a regular house guest gecko |
"What's that clicking noise in our house in the evening?"
"That's just the geckos - leave them, they're ok, they keep the mozzies away".
(not the response I was giving when we first arrived!)
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| a sunbather at Roma Street park Feb 2011 |
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| Roma Street park Feb 2011 |
just a warning....I'll be posting about spiders soon.
Any interesting creatures in your back yard?
It's Good Life Wednesday over at A Beach Cottage, so I'm linking up.
Sarah has some lovely images and ideas to share in her blog, it's definitely worth a visit.
Ah the delights (or not so delightful) of Australia. We have lots of geckoes here, and loads of spiders. I had to de-web the trampoline the other day so the kids could get in it. It was quite a specimen with some amazingly large and intricate webs, and a few large spiders. Fastest technique I've established is getting a large palm frond and giving the web a good sweep around like you're putting fairy floss on a stick. Please do not do toads or flies... I'll not be tuning in. :)
ReplyDeleteThey're fascinating, aren't they? The gecko's are super cute. We don't have the really big ones in Tassie. The blue tongues are our biggest. Lots of scary smakes though :)
ReplyDeleteI have to say I'm not sure I'll look forward to the spider post!!!
Lizards always freak me out. I remember I accidentally stepped on a blue tongue walking down our garden path. I wasn't watching where I was stepping...Luckily it just slithered away while I ran off in a panic. Eeew!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea - Yikes! My kids would love it, though. xoL
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