Ellen's Very Southern Voice1d ago
cetan
Today, for many reasons, was a good day. Best of all was that I saw a blue-tailed skink in the wild and managed to photograph it before it ran off.
Shawnee National Forest, Illinois.
#southernillinois #lizard #skink #illinois #photography #nature
Mar 25 at 12:56amWeb
Show threadRachel A. Rosen1d ago
@cetan can't believe we get to share a planet with these longbois.
Show threadcetan1d ago
@youseeatortoise it was amazing. The blue is so striking and they are lightning fast!
Show threadMichael Gemar1d ago
@cetan @loren I mean…why?! Why are they like that?
Show threadcetan1d ago
@michaelgemar @loren I like to think of them as dance club-oriented. 😆
Show threadCM Harrington1d ago
@michaelgemar @cetan @loren I mean, wouldn’t YOU be if you could?!
Show threadMichael Gemar1d ago
@octothorpe @cetan @loren Fair point.
Show threadColes Street Pothole1d ago

@michaelgemar @octothorpe @cetan @loren

Taste the rainbow! 🌈 🦎

[Note: Do not under any circumstances try to taste the rainbow.]

Show threadCM Harrington1d ago
@ColesStreetPothole @michaelgemar @cetan @loren lick the rainbow tho.
Show threadAnalog AI1d ago
@cetan good work: they're *fast*
Show threadcetan1d ago
@Retreival9096 so fast that I didn't even perceive its movement. It was simply there and then not there. Amazing!
Show threadMichel Bozgounov 🇺🇦 🇪🇺1d ago
@cetan Such a beauty!
Show threadcetan1d ago
@optimiced it was such a joy to see!
Show threadMichel Bozgounov 🇺🇦 🇪🇺17h ago
@cetan I bet it was! I love lizards, they're fascinating. :)
Show threadThe Turtle1d ago

@cetan
"Head over heels
Why should I go?
Can't stop myself,
Out of control.
Head over heels,
No time to think.
Seems like the the whole world's
Out of skinks..."

- the Go-Go's, 1984

Show threadcetan1d ago
@the_turtle I hope we're not out of them! They're too cool! 😁
Show threadThe Turtle1d ago
@cetan
"The pony run, he jump, he pitch,
He threw my massa inna ditch.
He died, and the jury wondered why,
The verdict was, 'the blue-tailed skink!'
Jimmy cracked corn, and I don't care..."
Show threadAlex, the Hearth Fire23h ago
@cetan ah yes, the wild color temperature gradient in its natural habitat
Show threadcetan13h ago
@WizardOfDocs I might be showing my age a bit here but this reminds me of when AA alkaline batteries came with their own little tester that showed you how much charge was left. 😆
Show threadAlex, the Hearth Fire11h ago
@cetan o.o there's a way to tell how much charge is left in a AA battery!?
Show threadcetan11h ago
@WizardOfDocs both Energizer and Duracell had these on-battery testers. It was a clever design and I wish it was still around but I think it ended up being too expensive in the long run to produce for each battery.
This video covers the Duracell version. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zsA3X40nz9w
Duracell PowerCheck: A genius idea which didn't last that long

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