Common Five-Lined Skink

I had no idea we had skinks here in Pennsylvania! The only reason I saw him was due to the fact that he moved and that tail caught the sun and literally glowed! After a few shots he noticed me and scurried under a rock.

[katy]

Excellent! You captured that blue tail beautifully

[Beryl Lloyd]

What lucky find and beautifully captured - love that blue tail !

[Kathy]

Common here too. I had them for awhile. Caught three in a bug/mouse trap that I keep by the door to my sunroom that leads to the outside. I just had a feeling they'd be in the house without an invitation.

[Babs]

So interesting, I love his blue tail.

[Joan Robillard]

Good capture

[Shutterbug]

Terrific capture with the neon tail.

[LManning (Laura)]

Wow! I’ve never seen one before.

[Renee Salamon]

Amazing capture and backdrop. I’ve not heard of skinks before

[Diane]

Great shot! I love those little guys. One of my kids kept one as a pet for a few days.

[eDorre]

Very cool shot! Good eye

[Diana]

What a beauty you found. wonderful colours and textures.

[Zilli~]

Great capture

[Carole Sandford]

Great find & capture!

[winghong_ho]

Great capture.

[Kathy A]

Wow, love the colour of his tail

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Ooh, cool catch. He is so interesting looking.

[Rick Schies]

Interesting, Learn something new every day. Hi Ann, hope you're doing well.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@grammyn @beryl @randystreat @onewing @joansmor @shutterbug49 @ljmanning @rensala @eudora @edorreandresen @ludwigsdiana @zilli @carole_sandford @wh2021 @kjarn @mittens @digitalrn

Thanks everyone! I'm not sure what the difference is between a skink and a lizard (they look the same to me!) and I'm definitely not into reptiles or amphibians, but his brightly colored tail needed to be photographed- and so I did!

[haskar]

Nice find and lovely textures.

[Diana]

Oh Ann the news I got yesterday was just too horrific! Due to her faith, the mother to be let the baby die! She had a home birth and a very good midwife.

As the baby's head appeared, the midwife said she needed to cut to get the baby out, which Natasha refused as she wanted to have a natural birth. Also no forceps were allowed, so basically the baby drowned in the amniotic fluid before they could get it out.

I just cannot believe how it was possible, she will have to live with her bad decision for the rest of the life. She robbed my little sister of her first grandchild! I hope her faith helps her now, my poor sister and brother in law are besides themselves.
We are just hoping that the family get therapy and that they don't fall apart.

[Corinne C]

A fantastic capture of a beautiful little fellow

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@haskar Thank you Hannah!
@corinnec Thank you Corinne!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@ludwigsdiana Dear Diana, my heart sank as I read your words. I do not know how a mother could do that after carrying the child in her womb for 9 months. I wish the midwife would have disregarded her wishes too and at least try to remove the fluid from around the baby's mouth and nose or using her hands to pull the baby out (that's what the dr. did with my first born as he did not like the potential damage forceps might cause, so he used his hands to gently bring him into this world. He had little red pressure marks on his temples for a few days but they eventually faded.)- but I guess they follow a very strict code of following the patient's wishes. I grieve with all of you and hope they do find an outlet to be counseled. Faith really is the only thing that can bring you through such a tragic event and I hope it is an anchor for you and your sister in this terrible storm.