Tag Archives: Gecko

Wild Things 519

There has been a lot of rain recently – which has hampered blog walks. On this walk I discovered a strange copper suited bug. I also found a shy lizard and gecko. This wet weather also encourages lots of slugs … Continue reading

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Wild Things 516

There were a few small lizards out sunning themselves this morning. As usual there were also a few bugs. I spied a caterpillar munching away on milkweed, and a large black bee with blue eyes.

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Wild Things 462

There were lots of bees and a good selection of bugs to be found this morning. Unfortunately there were no snakes or lizards to be seen along my blog walk. However I did manage to photograph the underside of a … Continue reading

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WIld Things 395

The red bugs have multiplied in number (where do they go during the rest of the year?). I discovered a gecko climbing a wall and a lizard resting on an electric pole. The praying mantis was still in the same … Continue reading

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WIld Things 392

I was surprised to discover lots of wildlife this morning. The most obvious were the red bugs crawling over every milk weed leaf in sight. Yesterday there were none – but today there were hundreds. I also found a gecko … Continue reading

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Wild Things 301

I had a very productive blog walk. The star was a gecko (jing jok) who had moved into the former home of a golden tree snake (Wild Things 294). The lizard was fortunate that the snake was not at home. … Continue reading

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Wild Things 293

Today’s stars were the dragonflies. Recent heavy rain showers brought them out in abundance. I spied red ones, blue ones, brown ones, and even some with brown/yellow stripes. They have amazing flying skills. I also saw a few grasshoppers, and … Continue reading

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