I have a pesky lizard lurking around the yard lately.
Any suggestions?
Lurking Lizard
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pellet gun, glue trap, predator guard? http://shop.purplemartin.org/Guards_for ... -list.aspx
2011- first year trying, a few visitors.
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
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Louise Chambers
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If you have adequate pole guards up, just make sure there are no small gaps where they fit around the pole, and you should be fine.
Do you know what kind of lizard it is? There are some introduced lizards, geckos, etc - but there has never been a report of lizards raiding martin housing. A Florida landlord found a tokay gecko laid eggs in an old martin nest in the off season, once - that was pretty interesting. The eggs were fused, like siamese eggs - pure white and a tad smaller than martin eggs. He put them in a pill bottle with some cotton for padding and mailed them to the PMCA, thinking it was fused, runt, martin eggs. They hatched, after sitting in bottle on sunny windowsill a while.
Do you know what kind of lizard it is? There are some introduced lizards, geckos, etc - but there has never been a report of lizards raiding martin housing. A Florida landlord found a tokay gecko laid eggs in an old martin nest in the off season, once - that was pretty interesting. The eggs were fused, like siamese eggs - pure white and a tad smaller than martin eggs. He put them in a pill bottle with some cotton for padding and mailed them to the PMCA, thinking it was fused, runt, martin eggs. They hatched, after sitting in bottle on sunny windowsill a while.
Louise,
That's a fascinating story. I don't have any clue what kind of lizard it is although it had a lot of bright shiny rainbow colors that unless I was really close to take the picture with my cell phone camera it will not pick up on the colors very well.
Thanks
Alex
That's a fascinating story. I don't have any clue what kind of lizard it is although it had a lot of bright shiny rainbow colors that unless I was really close to take the picture with my cell phone camera it will not pick up on the colors very well.
Thanks
Alex
Purple Skys
That looks like one of those Nile Monitor lizards from Africa. They are very voracious and destructive predators! The sea bird rookeries of South Florida are in great danger because these creatures. They can easily climb trees and bushes to get at nests, and destroy young birds, and eggs. I think they are worse than the Pythons!
Gary
Gary