While weeding the garden I was amused to have this little skink (Carlia longipes I think) waiting to see what delicacies I unearthed in the process. It was quite distracting, in a delightful sort of way, to watch his antics and I finally decided to go inside for a camera. Although I mostly couldn’t identify what he was eating I did see him rush towards me, impossibly close to focus, and grab a juicy little caterpillar.
I have since discovered that while the heavy steps of a person walking will send them into hiding, quiet weeding noises make them curious. I am going to be much slower weeding the garden in future but it is going to be lots more fun with my new friends – I know he is not alone out there because we watch them basking on rocks and paving stones and dashing about grabbing insects. I’m just glad the chooks were still locked up as they also like to “help” in the garden and this story may have had a different ending.
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Now that our major restoration projects are complete we are taking more time to simply enjoy the privilege of living in such a beautiful, peaceful and endlessly interesting area. While there are always a few maintenance tasks the work is not onerous and we can take time out to enjoy our walking tracks as well as to sit and simply look around. It is immensely rewarding to observe the growth in the vegetation, watch trees mature and to delight in the variety and number of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects both residing on and visiting the property.-
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