Surprise

Working a little bit in the yard this morning I moved a small pot and saw a slight movement in the bottom of it. At first I thought he was dead because he was so still . When I realized he was still alive I ran for the camera and was happy to see he was still in the pot when I returned. After the photo shoot I let him out of the pot and he scurried on his way

[MaryBeth Dailey]

The composition and curves of this are so great, Katy!

[katy]

@espyetta I did wiggle him around a little to get the tail closer to his body. ;~} Thanks so much.

[Jill Peck Vona]

wow. a friend......or foe....great shot. Love the composition

[Laurie]

He's a beauty!! It's a five lined skink...LOVE their tails! What a great shot of him...really shows off his colors!!

[Daryl O'Hare]

@luvmynynix Yay for folks who know their skinks! Cool shot Katy!!!

[katy]

@luvmynynix I have never heard them called that before. I always call them blue tails but apparently those are really only in Australia. Thanks, Laurie!

[Susan]

Cute little guy wanted his close-up. :)

[Laurie]

@grammyn Actually I think they go by blue-tailed skink AND red-headed skink as well! With these guys it seems it's pretty much just pick an attribute and call it that!! LOL :)

[pauline briges]

I like him

[katy]

@photo_mum Thanks, Pauline. I appreciate it so much.

[katy]

@luvmynynix LOL!

[👑 AnaZad]

That was a huge surprise. Looks slimy. Nice colors.

[mag]

Great find and photo....These slimy Salamanders Freak me out....yikes....

[katy]

@maggotx You crack me up, Macho Man!

[Deb]

Nice find, Katy! I think I may have wiggled him too. I never thought I would, but I've let spiders crawl on my hand to get a better picture : D

[Sam]

Looks cool against that wet background

[Rick Schies]

They are so neat looking, and I love their name

[Cheryl Sim]

What a glorious blue tail. Many thanks to the obliging lizard, fabulous shot!!

[Jan K]

Awww - he is a cutie - pretty little guy!

[Kate Goring]

What a fabulous find. Such a cute little fellow.

[katy]

@masosy Thanks for the comment, Kate!

[Dawn Reilly]

Awesome color!

[Leonie M]

Very pretty skink. Love how you rearranged his tail to get the shot you wanted!!

[Jason Daniels]

Lovely skink and cool how he posed for you. Our Skinks that you refer to are Blue Tongue Skinks/Lizards and are the largest of the skink family.

[katy]

@bobfoto Oh, yeah I knew that but had forgotten it. when I was raising snakes I wanted to get one once.,

[Jason Daniels]

@grammyn - You're a snake mother?

[katy]

@bobfoto Was once.

[Jason Daniels]

@grammyn - Herpetologist?

[katy]

@bobfoto hobbyist

[Jason Daniels]

@grammyn - we all need hobbies... snake cuddling is not one of mine.

[m9f9l]

@grammyn @bobfoto I love coincidences and connections. Reading your comments made me think of a youtube channel I just recently ran across... One could maybe call it the mother of snake mother channels! :-) Ok.. MAJOR warning for anyone grossed out by fluids. Or snakes. And especially by both... Don't say I didn't warn you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzJsyoFGk-g
And just LOADS more like it if you look at the sidebar :-)

[m9f9l]

@grammyn @bobfoto Oh and I should add blood to that list.. yeah. So if you're grossed out by fluids. snakes. blood. Oh and razors, I suppose.

[katy]

@m9f9l Wow! that was AWESOME! what gorgeous snakes! thanks,Mary

[katy]

@bobfoto mine either any more but it was fun while it lasted.

[Jason Daniels]

@m9f9l - might check it out later... off to go walking with camera.

[PasadenaRose]

Snake mother? LOL

You know, as much as I love lizards, these guys weird me out a bit.
Great shot. I love his colors.

[katy]

@pasadenarose Not any more.

Thanks and of course the color is what makes them so appealing to me. I bet you get weirded out because they are smooth instead of scaly like most of the lizards you shoot!