Image of Copper skink

Description:

Skink #3 Found under a tyre being used to protect a young tree from hare damage. There were 2 skinks under the tyre, and this observation is for the shorter of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). I didn't measure this one. It looked quite fat - pregnant? Just had a big meal? The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696639 After the photos were taken, mulch was put down under the tree, the tyre replaced back on top, and then the skinks were released back to the same spot.