Little Brown/Ground Skink (added photo)

[jfoureyes]

I finally made it out to BBSP early yesterday morning to do a little bit of shooting in the grassland prairie and it was nice and cool too. I found a few things to play with and this little lizard was one interesting critter. It was hunting bugs in a giant ragweed plant when I found it. Most of its tail was missing but didn't slow it down one bit...I made a few shots before it zoomed off into the undergrowth to hide. Made with D80 Nikkor AF 105/2.8D on a tripod. Exif is in the photo.

[mmuhlenkamp]

Cool find, Jim! Love the colors and composition.

[Bayskiff]

Really Nice Jim!!

[DigitalScape]

Nice catch, Jim. Good to see you back in the field.

[dtran]

Great job, Jim! Show us more please!

[GypsyHighSide]

Great image. Perfect DOF.

[sandboa]

I love the dew on the scales!

The lizard is a Little Brown/Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis). They are generally uncooperative little photo subjects so this is a great capture.

[jfoureyes]

Thanks for the comment everyone! Chris I wasn't sure about the ID...thanks for the help! It was a shy one for sure I got 6 frames before it bolted for cover and was gone. It was great getting out again and doing some shooting.

[Shadow]

Great, Jim! The weather is total bliss to be sure. Still buggy yet, though....

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Great, Jim! The weather is total bliss to be sure. Still buggy yet, though....

Thanks Bruce! It was about 65 degrees and got a few mosquito bites but no deerflies... so I was happy

[corralup]

Yep. I was gonna say that looks like a skink to me. They are sooo fast when they wanna be. They are like a snake with legs.

[houtex01]

Great job Jim...excellent detail on focus on lizard...

Ron

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by corralup

Yep. I was gonna say that looks like a skink to me. They are sooo fast when they wanna be. They are like a snake with legs.

I've seen them on the ground but never on a bush off the ground and thought it was a snake when I first saw it...I was surprised I got any photos at all...here's a snap shot of the damaged tail.

[ttusa]

Awww...it's so cute, Jim!
Ragweed=ACHOO!
I'm hoping in a couple weekends to venture to the prairie of BBSP searching for dewy butterflies.

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by ttusa

Awww...it's so cute, Jim!
Ragweed=ACHOO!
I'm hoping in a couple weekends to venture to the prairie of BBSP searching for dewy butterflies.

Thanks Therese! The little prairie area by 40 acre lake is all covered with ragweed now...I was lookin' for butterflies and didn't see a single one