Some days it’s getting warm(er), when it’s not cool and foggy like it was on Saturday. When that happens, the fence lizards come out to sun themselves on the wall and on the sidewalk and wherever they can grab a sunny spot that’s just a quick dash from safety if/when danger (i.e., me or a hawk) appears.
They all seem to have their own little territories.
This dude hangs out either under these trees or on the side near the ground.
Several of them lounge along this wall at the back side of the yard. Here you can see his blue belly.
And again. These Western fence lizards are often known colloquially as “blue bellies” for obvious reasons.
They’re also big on giving me side eye.
This little goober has repeatedly sat here and will stand his ground instead of running off into the bushes.
I just step over him, of course, and then he runs – I wonder if he’s capable of learning that I’m really not a threat. I remember that some of the larger and presumably older lizards at the Pomelo house seemed to finally learn that I was safe and they wouldn’t run when I walked over. But that might be more of a perception issue on my part rather than actual behavorial modification.
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