Wildlife At Home

Wildlife At Home http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html We don’t currently have pets, but we do enjoy the many wild animals that live in or near our suburban home. There are several Western Fence Lizards living in our yard, and I’ve trained most of them to eat from my hand. I feed them mealworms, or sometimes small insects that I’ve found. Occasionally we see alligator lizards too, and a few of them have been bold enough to eat from my hand. We also love watching the various birds that come to our feeders, including sparrows, house finches, lesser goldfinches, and bluejays. Sometimes we see Cooper’s Hawks or Sharp-shinned Hawks that come around to prey on the doves and smaller birds. There are tiny Worm Salamanders that come out at night sometimes. They look very much like an earthworm but on closer inspection they have a face and tiny, almost vestigial legs. On rare occasions we’ve found small snakes including Ring-necked Snakes. See a short video clip of me hand-feeding an alligator lizard: AlligatorLizardFeed16Aug2010 See video of me hand-feeding several wild Western Fence lizards: FeedingFenceLizards16Aug2010 New! See video of a Pacific diamondback rattlesnake found in our neighborhood: PacificRattlesnake1May2011 Updated December 20, 2011. Return to main album list IMG_0773c December 17, 2011 -- This large millipede was pretty cool. I found him on the side of our house. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#0 3af8e65f-8f15-4925-a5f4-6a359ae9e04c http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0773c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0773c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_0773c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">December 17, 2011 -- This large millipede was pretty cool. I found him on the side of our house.</p></div></div> IMG_0778c December 17, 2011 -- This large millipede was pretty cool. I found him on the side of our house. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#1 e4ece697-f15e-4b74-a888-f5ab238e4189 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0778c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0778c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_0778c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">December 17, 2011 -- This large millipede was pretty cool. I found him on the side of our house.</p></div></div> IMG_0630 November 20, 2011 -- We have a lot of tiny “lesser goldfinches” in the neighborhood. These are some of our favorite birds. Cris calls them “tippy birds” because they hang upside down to eat the seeds from a special feeder. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#2 cb3da013-06ff-435d-96c9-0b37c5ad6847 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0630/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0630/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_0630<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">November 20, 2011 -- We have a lot of tiny “lesser goldfinches” in the neighborhood. These are some of our favorite birds. Cris calls them “tippy birds” because they hang upside down to eat the seeds from a special feeder.</p></div></div> IMG_0636 November 20, 2011 -- Close up view of the “lesser goldfinches” on their special feeder. These are some of our favorite birds. Cris calls them “tippy birds” because they hang upside down to eat from the feeder. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#3 45cee2a8-324b-4671-96e3-3c964db5fb68 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0636/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_0636/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_0636<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">November 20, 2011 -- Close up view of the “lesser goldfinches” on their special feeder. These are some of our favorite birds. Cris calls them “tippy birds” because they hang upside down to eat from the feeder.</p></div></div> IMG_4877c August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#4 239d20f2-56cb-4bba-bbf0-e80db985b280 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4877c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4877c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_4877c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail.</p></div></div> IMG_4878c August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#5 7b3fdbdb-56e0-4dd8-aa04-eb52834a567e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4878c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4878c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_4878c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail.</p></div></div> IMG_4879c August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#6 76c601fa-f0f5-4816-902d-352cceadcedb http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4879c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_4879c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_4879c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 10, 2011 -- This is a blue-tailed skink I found on the sidewalk while I was taking a walk around the neighborhood. He’s about 4 inches long, with a bright, metallic blue tail.</p></div></div> IMG_2800 June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background). He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#7 f4446a41-1d63-428e-b08b-ad16d2ad1393 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2800/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2800/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2800<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background)<span style="line-height: 16px; " class="style_5">. He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home.</span></p></div></div> IMG_2805c June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background). He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#8 afb3886e-8069-4689-a329-65837c5368cf http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2805c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2805c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2805c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background)<span style="line-height: 16px; " class="style_5">. He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home.</span></p></div></div> IMG_2807c June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background). He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#9 c43e3f2d-829f-453a-919b-084de7f8cf6e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2807c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2807c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2807c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">June 23, 2011 -- I found this kingsnake when I was adding some more rocks to the mountains on our railroad (visible in background)<span style="line-height: 16px; " class="style_5">. He’s about three feet long. I relocated him to the canyon near our home.</span></p></div></div> IMG_2438 May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! I think the scientific name for this species is Crotalus oreganus helleri. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#10 295f8479-09a5-40f6-b725-7557254e2e27 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2438/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2438/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2438<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! I think the scientific name for this species is <span style="line-height: 16px; " class="style_5">Crotalus oreganus helleri.</span></p></div></div> IMG_2440c May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#11 40623b25-a912-4b73-b995-d565f154c65b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2440c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2440c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2440c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild.</p></div></div> IMG_2441c May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#12 5dda6288-aab8-47d8-924e-39e3c5a9bd26 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2441c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2441c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2441c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild.</p></div></div> IMG_2443c May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#13 6b5bbf1a-dec7-4ed7-9c16-dd34bfcf0b45 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2443c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2443c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2443c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild.</p></div></div> IMG_2446c May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#14 ffdc8b0e-049c-48c4-8d0e-744c3cc8a69f http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2446c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_2446c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_2446c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 1, 2011 -- Our neighbors found this three-foot Pacific diamondback rattlesnake hiding between the wheels of their trash can! The snake came out into the open and proceeded across the street. I eventually herded him into a large bucket for holding until Animal Control arrived to pick him up. They took him to a remote location for release into the wild.</p></div></div> IMG_1923 December 15, 2010 -- A worm salamander. This little guy came out of the garden hose when I turned on the water. I find them here every now and then, usually in wet weather. This one is larger than most. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#15 ca689a02-77ae-4489-a0e4-3e065e994b90 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_1923/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_1923/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_1923<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">December 15, 2010 -- A worm salamander. This little guy came out of the garden hose when I turned on the water. I find them here every now and then, usually in wet weather. This one is larger than most.</p></div></div> IMG_1925 December 15, 2010 -- A worm salamander. This little guy came out of the garden hose when I turned on the water. I find them here every now and then, usually in wet weather. This one is larger than most. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#16 52717475-bf4a-4728-ba62-1665412f362b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_1925/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_1925/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_1925<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">December 15, 2010 -- A worm salamander. This little guy came out of the garden hose when I turned on the water. I find them here every now and then, usually in wet weather. This one is larger than most.</p></div></div> IMG_8156 August 12, 2010 -- The small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine has become a reptilian hatchery! Last night I found an alligator lizard guarding her eggs inside the little cave. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#17 94d4a7df-be65-44e3-8077-0752556c7461 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8156/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8156/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8156<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 12, 2010 -- The small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine has become a reptilian hatchery! Last night I found an alligator lizard guarding her eggs inside the little cave.</p></div></div> IMG_8160c August 12, 2010 -- Alligator lizard, with eggs, inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#18 f2422fb5-d77c-4476-a296-ad3a4c1cf543 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8160c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8160c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8160c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 12, 2010 -- Alligator lizard, with eggs, inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad.</p></div></div> IMG_8153 August 12, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eggs inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad. During the day, the lizard is either outside somewhere, or hiding farther back inside the cave. She’s always there with the eggs after dark. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#19 ad8bfd7f-4924-4015-b9fd-0c3ca10d2b54 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8153/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8153/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8153<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 12, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eggs inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad. During the day, the lizard is either outside somewhere, or hiding farther back inside the cave. She’s always there with the eggs after dark.</p></div></div> IMG_8184c August 15, 2010 -- Alligator lizard coming partly out of her cave to get a mealworm that fell between the rocks. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#20 5aa497fa-03a2-4f06-bf78-1ae7d9c9e57d http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8184c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8184c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8184c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 15, 2010 -- Alligator lizard coming partly out of her cave to get a mealworm that fell between the rocks.</p></div></div> IMG_8187 August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard returning to her eggs, inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad. She’s been in there with the eggs every night since I first discovered this. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#21 759a292f-281e-4532-aede-c80203e9d5a0 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8187/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8187/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8187<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard returning to her eggs, inside a small cave in the rocks just above the hoist house of the Cliffside Mine on my In-ko-pah Railroad. She’s been in there with the eggs every night since I first discovered this.</p></div></div> IMG_8189 August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eating a mealworm from my hand! You can see video of this by clicking the YouTube link above. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#22 2af60818-b9f8-4571-acc3-5efbf5c6d1a5 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8189/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8189/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8189<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eating a mealworm from my hand! You can see video of this by clicking the YouTube link above.</p></div></div> IMG_8190 August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eating a mealworm that she took from my hand! You can see video of this by clicking the YouTube link above. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#23 72be20e4-1a9e-4db9-9c2b-b0d633e7f040 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8190/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8190/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8190<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 16, 2010 -- Alligator lizard eating a mealworm that she took from my hand! You can see video of this by clicking the YouTube link above.</p></div></div> IMG_8387c August 22, 2010 -- Sunday night the alligator lizard eggs started hatching!! http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#24 70645374-31af-4912-a938-5de612acbe36 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8387c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8387c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8387c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 22, 2010 -- Sunday night the alligator lizard eggs started hatching!!</p></div></div> IMG_8391c August 22, 2010 -- Sunday night the alligator lizard eggs started hatching!! Sorry for the poor quality of the image. It’s hard to get a decent shot through the narrow opening of the cave, especially at night while holding the camera with one hand and a flashlight with the other. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#25 e6718f97-adf1-40d4-afc8-5a330c6eec94 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8391c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8391c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8391c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 22, 2010 -- Sunday night the alligator lizard eggs started hatching!! Sorry for the poor quality of the image. It’s hard to get a decent shot through the narrow opening of the cave, especially at night while holding the camera with one hand and a flashlight with the other.</p></div></div> IMG_8403c August 22, 2010 -- Monday morning, and most of the alligator lizard eggs have already hatched, and the hatchlings have vanished. A couple eggs still remained, including this one in the process of hatching. He got his head and then just lay there for a long time. Then suddenly he was gone. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#26 36e55677-b4b6-43e4-8945-cbaf92c4a60d http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8403c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_8403c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_8403c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">August 22, 2010 -- Monday morning, and most of the alligator lizard eggs have already hatched, and the hatchlings have vanished. A couple eggs still remained, including this one in the process of hatching. He got his head and then just lay there for a long time. Then suddenly he was gone.</p></div></div> Bluebelly4 One of many similar lizards living in our yard. I believe these are Western Fence Lizards. I’ve been feeding these little guys for years, and have them trained to eat from my hand. On a hot day they will often come running as soon as they see me come outside. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#27 cc70ba24-6a2c-4eab-9e97-c03d90ef8167 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/Bluebelly4/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/Bluebelly4/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Bluebelly4<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">One of many similar lizards living in our yard. I believe these are Western Fence Lizards. I’ve been feeding these little guys for years, and have them trained to eat from my hand. On a hot day they will often come running as soon as they see me come outside.</span></p></div></div> FeedGatorLiz Occasionally I get to feed one of the local alligator lizards too. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#28 d4bcdb13-2c15-4f4d-a09f-fcc4d94de176 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/FeedGatorLiz/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/FeedGatorLiz/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">FeedGatorLiz<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">Occasionally I get to feed one of the local alligator lizards too.</span></p></div></div> RingSnakeHand I found this little ring-neck snake on the sidewalk, and put him in our cactus garden. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#29 270444d5-fb56-4648-aec4-69c4f356c50a http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/RingSnakeHand/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/RingSnakeHand/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">RingSnakeHand<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">I found this little ring-neck snake on the sidewalk, and put him in our cactus garden.</span></p></div></div> LizardGarden99 Western Fence Lizard in my cactus garden. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#30 4bb66090-0d42-479a-92e7-c8abec17ce8f http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardGarden99/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardGarden99/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">LizardGarden99<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">Western Fence Lizard in my cactus garden.</span></p></div></div> Lizard6-14-00 I feed mealworms to the lizards. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#31 f2eedf89-ddda-405d-8164-a8cc4391684b http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/Lizard6-14-00/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/Lizard6-14-00/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Lizard6-14-00<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">I feed mealworms to the lizards.</span></p></div></div> LizardHand2Jun00 Feeding one of our wild lizards. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#32 c6da9e28-c69d-4456-854f-0e1d1b599ab0 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardHand2Jun00/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardHand2Jun00/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">LizardHand2Jun00<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">Feeding one of our wild lizards.</span></p></div></div> LizardHand1Jun00 Feeding one of our wild lizards. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#33 ce70dcb5-628d-4be6-95f1-48179c92b01e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardHand1Jun00/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/LizardHand1Jun00/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">LizardHand1Jun00<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">Feeding one of our wild lizards.</span></p></div></div> wLizardFeed2 This lizard has just taken a mealworm from my hand. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#34 2d7ccc51-25bd-4c9a-ba74-daa752e6d8fe http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/wLizardFeed2/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/wLizardFeed2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">wLizardFeed2<br/></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">This lizard has just taken a mealworm from my hand.</span></p></div></div> wLizardFeed1 Feeding a lizard. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#35 0d385cd4-76ac-44f4-b557-9e4135338f1e http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/wLizardFeed1/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/wLizardFeed1/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">wLizardFeed1<span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p class="Caption"><span class="style_6"><br/></span></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption"><span class="style_6">Feeding a lizard.</span></p></div></div> IMG_6338c May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. This photo is a bit fuzzy because I shot it through the side of a plastic peanut butter jar. After I got his photo I turned him loose. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#36 44429a81-8068-496c-802d-e1851fae5e22 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6338c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6338c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_6338c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. This photo is a bit fuzzy because I shot it through the side of a plastic peanut butter jar. After I got his photo I turned him loose.</p></div></div> IMG_6343c May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. Here he is on the leaf of a plant in our front yard, after I released him. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#37 46ad861d-3a15-4960-8bcb-192fac0480f2 http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6343c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6343c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_6343c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. Here he is on the leaf of a plant in our front yard, after I released him.</p></div></div> IMG_6345c May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. Here he is on the leaf of a plant in our front yard, after I released him. http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home.html#38 3d88bfd8-d529-46a1-b956-a4752de3f36f http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6345c/thumb.jpg http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Wildlife_At_Home_files/Media/IMG_6345c/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">IMG_6345c<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">May 30, 2010 -- I found this tiny, green tree frog on our doorstep shortly before midnight. Here he is on the leaf of a plant in our front yard, after I released him.</p></div></div>