tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post6228927684004424258..comments2023-08-27T10:54:42.777-05:00Comments on sand creek almanac: northern prairie skinkDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-12346822449865515212009-04-22T09:01:00.000-05:002009-04-22T09:01:00.000-05:00RuthieJ- I'll bet you have more of them in your ar...RuthieJ- I'll bet you have more of them in your area.<br /><br />Hap- Thanks for the info!<br /><br />Lene- I love the blue tail.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-52573061125373346402009-04-20T22:14:00.000-05:002009-04-20T22:14:00.000-05:00what a beauty that skink is! :)what a beauty that skink is! :)Lené Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018280698586741856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-21149611043553258712009-04-20T00:11:00.000-05:002009-04-20T00:11:00.000-05:00Hi Deb, that skink is quite a
find so early. They ...Hi Deb, that skink is quite a<br />find so early. They usually<br />don't appear until early May.<br />The N. Prairie Skink ranges over<br />most of MN south and west of a<br />line drawn from Duluth to Lake-<br />of-the-Woods, and appear to be<br />absent from the SE most<br />counties (Goodhue south & east).<br />This is one of three lizards to<br />be found in MN; the other two<br />are: Five-lined Skink and Six-<br />lined Racerunner. Check out:<br />Amphibians & Reptiles Native to<br />Minnesota by Oldfield & Moriarty<br />(1994) and Reptiles & Amphibians<br />of Minnesota by WJ Breckenridge<br />(1944). A couple of good books<br />for the outdoor lover's shelves.<br />Starflower got a good one there!<br /><br />Hap in New HopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-27068986302522911762009-04-19T22:02:00.000-05:002009-04-19T22:02:00.000-05:00What a neat little lizard. I would love to find a...What a neat little lizard. I would love to find a critter like that someday.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-83883326187872974042009-04-19T21:11:00.000-05:002009-04-19T21:11:00.000-05:00Grizzled- I'm thinking I'm getting retribution for...Grizzled- I'm thinking I'm getting retribution for Tax Day and a little financial oops I made last week. Oh well, seeing skinks and hearing snipe and sandhill cranes and woodcock and ruffed grouse always puts things in perspective. <br /><br />Lynne- I didn't think that either! The Hermit even thought it was a salamander at first...but this picture shows the scales so clearly! I hope I see more of them on our beach this year.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-79501591448065683082009-04-19T20:00:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:00:00.000-05:00COOL! I didn't think we had ANY lizards here in M...COOL! I didn't think we had ANY lizards here in Minnesota. Tell your kids "Good find!!!"Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-12524223581325485252009-04-19T18:40:00.000-05:002009-04-19T18:40:00.000-05:00A fat Lake Superior and a blue-tailed skink…all in...A fat Lake Superior and a blue-tailed skink…all in the same week. You wouldn't, by any chance, be glowing in the dark or sprouting wings. At the very least, I'd say the Serendipity Fairy has paid you a visit.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-21137644044462929432009-04-19T17:33:00.000-05:002009-04-19T17:33:00.000-05:00Pablo- Yeah, and when I post about a meteor strike...Pablo- Yeah, and when I post about a meteor strike here you can guarantee it will be the real thing! ;)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10304963.post-4083890753257844462009-04-19T13:30:00.000-05:002009-04-19T13:30:00.000-05:00That looks so fake! (/sarcasm)That looks so fake! (/sarcasm)Pablohttp://www.roundrockjournal.comnoreply@blogger.com