Monday 31 March 2014

Slow-worms

It's been a while since my last post, to be honest I've been pretty busy trying to fit in jobs around the small holding and keeping up with photography.
This time of year is great for reptile watching and the warm spring we're having is really helping.
I'm very lucky to have a population of Slow-worms living on the property, this year there seems to be a lot more around than in previous years. Despite their appearance they are not snakes but in fact legless lizards and to have them in the garden is a real help to the keen gardener, their favourite food being slugs, in particular the small white ones.
As a toddler it was Slow-worms that really got me interested in wildlife, before I could talk properly I caught my first one, panicking my mum when she saw the worm that I had in my bucket had a flicking tongue.
I've always struggled to get a decent picture of a Slow-worm but this year I think I've made a bit of progress.




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