As I mentioned previously, when I was home with the folks over Father’s Day weekend we discovered a Mama Skink was nesting in our front flowerbed.
Late last week Mama Skink hatched her eggs & for a few short days there were baby skinks in the front. As you can see from some of the pictures below their tails were an electric blue.
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(Thanks Mom & Dad for capturing the pictures for this entry!)Â
Mama & the babies have now left their nest in the front flowerbed & are out in the great big world. For a few days Mom & Dad enjoyed checking on the little nest. Just like Doris the dove that has nested above my back door for 3 years, I think that Mama Skink knew that the Artisan family would provide a safe place for nesting.
Mom & Dad have always shown us the simple pleasure in little things in our world – including these types of “nature encounters.” Some day I will share the story of how turtles came to be one of my favorite animals…until then I will leave you with this hint:
How did the little turtle cross Ridgemont Dr. in 1989? With the help of Amy Artisan guiding the way & watching for traffic (with a bit of a nudge from Dad Artisan)…
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June 28, 2006 at 8:26 pm
those skinks are so cool! Love their blue tails
June 29, 2006 at 5:13 am
Great Pictures Amy! Thanks for sharing – don’t know t hat I’ve ever heard of a skink before now.
June 29, 2006 at 6:28 am
Great pictures! Everybody needs a safe place to nest. We have a family of sparrows that have set up camp in our newspaper box.
June 29, 2006 at 8:49 am
All this episode of “Wild Kingdom” was missing was Jim Fowler wrestling an alligator. Thanks Amy!
June 29, 2006 at 9:14 am
I love the skink pictures! That is amazing! and a perfect little twist on Project Spectrum blues 🙂
June 30, 2006 at 7:58 am
I’ve never heard of a skink before either! Nice little wildlife preserve your family has there. As always, great pictures. Must be a hereditary gift!
June 30, 2006 at 9:10 am
Skinks creep me out. But those are some great shots! I think I’d a dropped the turtle immediately if I lifted it and saw a mama skink and her eggs.
June 30, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I can’t wait to hear the story!