When we were counting butterflies the other day, it was a sunny patch in an otherwise wet and windy day. A variety of butterflies and other insects had come out to make the most of the warmth. We knew we had a lizard or two living in the ramp behind the tiny bit of dry-stone wall. But we rarely see them, so when Mr C spotted this one as we were trudging back up the steps into the garden, he just said “Don’t move. Don’t move a muscle.”. And I froze, as I realised what he had seen. Then I squirmed round and managed to get a photo.
He is quite green, but apparently you can get green shades of Common Lizard. He also seems quite long. They are around 15cm. At this time of year they are having young, which are born live and are very tiny. Then they will feed themselves up ready for hibernation.
