This juvenile skink was contently basking in the warm afternoon sun. With his neutral color and distinctive stripes, he blended in well with the dried pine needles and grass — all except for his bright blue tail, which gave him away. Fortunately for the Five-Lined Skink, if a predator grabs him by the tail, the tail can fall off, allowing him to run for safety. A new tail will soon grow back.
“When something goes wrong in your life just yell ‘Plot Twist!’ and move on.” ~Molly Weis
The adult male broadhead skink is brown or olive brown with an orange head and wide jaws. I encountered this one on a boardwalk at the lake. He was moving along in a hurry, but then realized that I stood between him and the place he wanted to go. He stopped, uncertain about whether or not to proceed. Finally, he mustered up his courage and moved forward, and I politely stepped out of his way.
“You don’t have to have it all figured out to move forward.” ~Unknown
A Five-lined Skink basking in the afternoon sun.
Of all creatures in this visible world, light is the most glorious; of all light, the light of the sun without compare excels the rest. ~William Gurnall
“He slept beneath the moon, he basked beneath the sun; he lived a life of going to do and died with nothing done.” ~James Albery
walking on a country road 