Lace monitor 21/11/09

It's not their fault they don't have feathers! Doesn't make them any less interesting. And just like the birds, it's good to know what species are about locally at any given time.

There's expertise within the club and beyond on most aspects of our local fauna. Let's tap into it.
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Barb Learmonth
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Location: Middle Ridge

Lace monitor 21/11/09

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On Saturday 21/11/09 after hearing the agitated calls of about 10 noisy miners I discovered a lace monitor about 120 cm long climbing in the higher branches of a Wallangarra White Gum (Eucalyptus scoparia) in our front garden. The birds were making a concerted effort to distract the lizard from his climb by divebombing him and make a huge racket. After about 20 minutes of noise all went quiet and I couldn't locate the lizard so the miners succeeded! This is the first monitor we've seen for a couple of years and it was smaller than our previous visitors.
Barb Learmonth
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