It's a bit warm this arvo and when I went out to fill the birdbath, I noticed this little guy at the patio door.

Not wanting him to come to harm, I picked him up and put him under the hedge. He can keep the snail population down.

 

Looks as though he has enjoyed a few rich meals of escargot already!

But who am I to cast stones?

 

An unprocessed strap?

 

Bet he's thinking (Bet they have got the air con on in there let me in)

 

It's tail looks short. Is that normal? Great picture BTW

 

He's only a baby so his tail may still be growing.
We had another one on the patio a couple of weeks ago that was about 400/450mm from nose to the end of the tail, it may have been the mother and this is one of the litter, which can number up to 25!

http://australianmuseum.net.au/eastern-blue-tongue-lizard

 

aussies have the best critters.

 

Get @STANDY to show you some of the little critters he comes across

 

Where do you want me to start Bird eating spiders or Fish eating insects

Had one of these in the front yard last week, scared the dog

 

Yes, Darwin, as in Standy have the real critters! Everything is so much bigger and more dangerous!!

Not to detract from Jim's thread, but these guys have been regular and occasional visitors to our home..

We've actually watch these two grow up, and amazingly, 12 months later, that little one is still fitting into that pouch.. They are regular visitors, being a reminder that the lawn needs mowing!!



This beautiful, but deadly little girl I found in my garage..



This is one of the shyest critters. When he saw me, he "dug in"



Here he is beside our Xanthorrhoea. That's the plant with a long stick!


And this Parrot, feeding on the Xanthorrhoea



Hey Jim, that is one very impressive door/window? What gives? Heat out, cold in? Or vice versa?

 

Please "Unpack." (latest, I've noticed, radio speak for "explain in more detail!")

 

That's scary, I had no idea that the problem was so widespread, and growing!

It makes our cane toad, wild camel, rabbit, feral cat invasions look insignificant.

Amazing how humans can fuck up the planet isn't it.

 

To get back up to the initial photo, the blue tongue lizard is as seen, no long tail. They can move quite quickly when they want, and flatten out to slide under doors. We had one in the house about a month ago. Harmless and nice to have around the house.

 

A few critter pics from my last trip down under...



The only blue tongue shot I managed on our last trip...he was quick!















Stingray!







When he started walking towards me, that's when I got out of there - these are big!









My personal favourites...





A slightly bigger lizard that a blue tongue...







If any of you "locals" know what parrot this is, let me know - one of the few birds I've not identified with any certainty. The colours were very subdued on this bird:



I love birds and lizards, so Australia is a great place for me in that regard. I have no fear of snakes, just respect. Spiders though - I tend to lose my shit with some of the spiders there...even the ones that won't kill you, but are fecking huge!

Cheers, Al