Sloworm...

#photography #reptiles #nature #wildlife

A wee visitor to the back garden this morning. #nature #sloworm #slowworm #lizard #leglesslizard #grass #notasnake #photography

Just sweeping up all the piles of dirt & dried leaves that have piled up around the patio before the heavy rain forecast for 3pm. Luckily saw this little fella - a baby 3” slow worm! Now rehomed to a flower bed!

Remarkable colour variation. Around Malvern they seemed to be mostly very dark.
However, never had a record of a sloworm (or any lizard) here (Lickeys) in 60+ years. I even did survey techniques: nothing. But, despite little surface water, we do have occasional grass snakes.

I currently have a snakeling and a legless lizard (sloworm) as residents in my backyard.

Alas, i have no orchids...we can't all be like you-hoo-hooo.

When did you last see one of these? #animal #sloworm #wildlife

when you've sensed a Something Interesting in the shrubbery

Here's a few.