Bearded Dragon

[Mad Aussie]

Had a little visitor in our backyard a few days ago ...

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5222789489_c4e68af6fa_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5222789301_769d85b94c_o.jpg

[Wicked Dark]

awww. Beardies are so cute. No lizards in New England I'm afraid.

[Marko]

Cool looking critter! Nice catch.

[Iguanasan]

Nice! Love creature shots and these are cool. :)

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks all.

He was cute ... only about 10 inches long. I'll have to watch for him when I mow the lawn this weekend ... I'd like him to STAY 10 inches long a bit longer yet.

[Donna]

What a cute little visitor! ... My fingers are crossed for the little fellow :)

[Mad Aussie]

He'll be right ... I don't kill our wildlife :)

[Wicked Dark]

I know you wouldn't do that. Once my husband accidentally hit a huge toad under a bush and we both felt awful for days.

[Bambi]

awww he's so cute!!

[Mad Aussie]

I know you wouldn't do that. Once my husband accidentally hit a huge toad under a bush and we both felt awful for days.

They have kill a toad days over here! Cane Toads are an introduced pest that kills native frogs in huge numbers.

[Wicked Dark]

this was a native. just a harmless bufo bufo. sort of medium brown. I still feel bad about it and it's been years. then again, I take worms out of puddles when it rains a lot so I'm kind of a softie.

[Bambi]

this was a native. just a harmless bufo bufo. sort of medium brown. I still feel bad about it and it's been years. then again, I take worms out of puddles when it rains a lot so I'm kind of a softie.

hey, me too!!

[Wicked Dark]

You do???? Here I thought I was the only weirdo to do driveway puddle patrol. : ) Yay earthworms!

[Mad Aussie]

You do???? Here I thought I was the only weirdo to do driveway puddle patrol. : ) Yay earthworms!

I hold their heads under until they stop kicking ;)

[Wicked Dark]

{Kicks MA in the shins} Worm solidarity! We will never give up!

[Mad Aussie]

:) It was worth it!

[Gem]

Great captures, MA. I would love to have one as a pet :)

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks Gem. They don't make much of a pet though ... they just kinda lay around eating insects :)

[MoinMoin]

I like the first shot best, MA - it's a very cute wildlife in your garden.

[Mad Aussie]

Thank you MM :)

[Bambi]

{Kicks MA in the shins} Worm solidarity! We will never give up!

you go girl!!!
:clap:SAVE THE WORMS:clap:

[Mad Aussie]

"I Fish ... Therefore I Worm"

[Mad Aussie]

We have some pretty big worms over here too. Our giant forest worms are something else!!!

http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/giant-gippsland-earthworm.jpg

Perhaps the largest overall known species is the giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis) ~ seen above, which is found only in the Bass River valley of South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia. These huge worms regularly reach sizes of 3 meters (10 feet), and the longest specimen on record was measured at 4 meters (14 feet) long. These rare earthworms are so large that it is possible to hear the gurgling sound of their movement through the earth when they are disturbed.

[Bambi]

well that one I may leave in the puddle!!! my god! :eek:

[Wicked Dark]

that would have to be one hell of a puddle.

[Mad Aussie]

well that one I may leave in the puddle!!! my god! :eek:

So .... who's drowning worms NOW then hmmmm???? ;)

[Bambi]

So .... who's drowning worms NOW then hmmmm???? ;)

well I might poke it out with a stick....or throw it a life preserver :D

[Iguanasan]

Wow! That's one big ass worm!

[MoinMoin]

or throw it a life preserver :laughing::laughing: Too funny, Bambi! :laughing: