{"id":24996,"date":"2016-05-13T23:17:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T22:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=24996"},"modified":"2016-05-13T23:17:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T22:17:49","slug":"lizards-in-the-car-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/lizards-in-the-car-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizards in the Car Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been keeping my eyes open for common lizards for a while now. They live in the grass bank at the rear of the car park at work and spend most of their time hiding in the undergrowth. I’ve caught an occasional glimpse, but tonight it was warm and the chance to bask in the sun was too much for them. I saw two lizards along the wall at the edge of Watts Bank as I was leaving work tonight.<\/p>\n

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Common Lizard at University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb (Watts Bank)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Common Lizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Common Lizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Common Lizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Common Lizard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was pleased to see the lizards, but the true highlight of the day came about half an hour later when I was nearing home. I was in the car (so no photo), but I caught sight of a stunning red kite flying low along the side of the road, just half a mile from home. It’s a busy main route which runs along the edge of the Downs, and the kite, with its distinctive forked tail, circled a couple of times before veering away towards the valley below. Perfect. <\/p>\n

I hope this means that they are finally colonizing this part of the South Coast. It’s ideal habitat for them and it would be great to see them alongside the local buzzards, sparrowhawks, kestrels, peregrines and owls. I will definitely be looking for them when I next get out on to the Downs with the camera.<\/p>\n

Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been keeping my eyes open for common lizards for a while now. They live in the grass bank at the rear of the car park at work and spend most of their time hiding in the undergrowth. I’ve caught an occasional glimpse, but tonight it was warm and the chance to bask in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[1187,433],"class_list":["post-24996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lizard","tag-lizard","tag-red-kite","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t