Blue Tongue Lizards - A Garden's Best Friend

Blue-tongue lizards are gentle and friendly creatures.  They like firm ground under their feet but will let you pick them up even if they haven't seen humans before.  They are nature's helpers in the garden by feeding on snails, crickets, caterpillars and other pests.  The birds don't mind them either in striking contrast to their reactions towards goannas and snakes.  You will see Frieda magpie happily pottering around this gorgeous creature in the slides below, neither upset by the other's presence.  This lizard is the common Eastern variety also called Tilqua scincoides scincoides and can live between 20 - 30 years.  They may be small, but are very aware of their surroundings.   A few days later I saw him peeking through the screen door checking out our habitat, keen to show us that they were just as curious about our lifestyles.

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