Common Lizard

Found this little chap on my saw bench when I went to saw a few logs this morning

 

Oh he's pretty

I take tons of photo's of Ventnor Wall Lizards every time I'm at the Botanic Gardens, never as close-up as that though their so skittish!


Ventnor Wall Lizard by Carl Bullock, on Flickr

 

Fantastic sharp pic.
Unfortunately Common Lizards are not that common anymore.

 

When I was a kid, these would be found in our gardens, together with the likes of newts, etc. Don't even find toads in the garden these days, only on my plot.
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The last Common I saw was three years ago but I've seen two rarer Sand Lizards in the last month!