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Under rock
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Under rock
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The cat has been bringing in juveniles, I believe. This is the first adult I have seen. Some have been found alive and have been released, but most dead. This is number five but the first one with distinct markings. The others have been smaller and chubbier looking - babies?
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Skink #1 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 smaller of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). It was about 9.5cm long, give or take a little. The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696626 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.
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Skink #1 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 smaller of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). It was about 9.5cm long, give or take a little. The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696626 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.
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Skink #1 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 smaller of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). It was about 9.5cm long, give or take a little. The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696626 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.
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Skink #1 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 smaller of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). It was about 9.5cm long, give or take a little. The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696626 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.
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Skink #1 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 smaller of the 2 (the one on the left in the yellow bucket). It was about 9.5cm long, give or take a little. The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696626 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Skink #4 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 longer of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696636 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.
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Skink #4 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 longer of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696636 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.
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Skink #4 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 longer of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696636 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.
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Skink #4 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 longer of the 2 (the one on the right in the yellow bucket). The other has been put as a separate observation: http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/1696636 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.
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Found while moving a log. Luckily there was another log very nearby that doesn't need to be moved, so it was relocated. It was a feisty little thing!
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Found while moving a log. Luckily there was another log very nearby that doesn't need to be moved, so it was relocated. It was a feisty little thing!
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Found while moving a log. Luckily there was another log very nearby that doesn't need to be moved, so it was relocated. It was a feisty little thing!
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Found while moving a log. Luckily there was another log very nearby that doesn't need to be moved, so it was relocated. It was a feisty little thing!
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A couple of years ago we shifted a pile of logs in our garden and came across this wee skink. We didn't know what variety he was so my partner gently picked him up and moved him into the native bush area on our property. I never knew a site like Nature Watch existed so years later I'm hoping someone can identify his species, is he friendly or a pest?
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A couple of years ago we shifted a pile of logs in our garden and came across this wee skink. We didn't know what variety he was so my partner gently picked him up and moved him into the native bush area on our property. I never knew a site like Nature Watch existed so years later I'm hoping someone can identify his species, is he friendly or a pest?
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Found dead on the pavement just inside the Inglewood Primary School gate. No tail. Freshly dead today.
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