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Location of the lace monitor's tree hollow... #photography #LaceMonitor #tree #location #EastCoastKin

A wide shot of trees around the Bald Knob house. One tall eucalypt has a red arrow pointing to a spot about half way up its trunk, probably 20 - 30 metres up. It's the location of a hollow limb where a lace monitor (large goanna) sleeps.

Lace Monitor in the backyard this afternoon after I put an egg on the offering rock this morning. (note the lack of egg in these photos).

(egg wasn't entirely up to human consumption, as it floated when doing the float test).

#lizard #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #LaceMonitor #reptile

A 1 - 1.2m long Lace Monitor on a rock with its head up. It is grey with yellow spots, and a pale yellow underside.

View of the Lace Monitor's back, showing the yellow-spotted pattern on the dark grey skin.

Met this handsome fellow on our walk this afternoon.

It's a Lace Monitor (colloquially also known as a Goanna).

#BunyaMountains #LaceMonitor #Lizard #reptile

A close up of the front half of a Lace Monitor.

This large (1.2m approx long) lizard is an adept tree climber but also very comfortable on the ground.

It had speckled skin of black with yellow dots, with yellow skin on the face. Its snout is pointed and it has tree climbing claws on its limbs.

The full lizard in a patch of sun on the leaf covered path.

I've previously tooted about my meeting with two Lace Monitors, one of which hissed at me through its nose. This is the second of the two, which I haven't posted before. It was slightly smaller than the first, perhaps just a metre or so in length, and much darker. I didn't even see it until I tried to bypass the first one, and then saw this lady / fellow on a tree directly above me.

I'm pleased I managed not to freak out when I realised how close it was...

#WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #LaceMonitor #Goanna #Australia

A very large dark lizard clings onto the papery bark of a tree. The sun is overhead, showing the textures of the tree and the lizard's skin. There are a few paler brown stripes on the lizard. Its head is cocked toward the camera slightly

Lace Monitors are cousins of Komodo Dragons. They're mildly venomous, and have long sharp claws.

So I was a little...distracted...when I turned around after looking at a bird, and saw this >1 metre beast eyeing me from the ground a few metres away.

It climbed up this trunk and hissed at me. After I'd backed off and taken some piccies, I then noticed the other one in the tree I was standing next to...

Vertical pic

#WildlifePhotography #LaceMonitor #Nature #NaturePhotography #Australia

A very large stripey lizard clings onto the side of a tree. It gazes balefully at the camera with one eye. We can see the long claws on its feet gripping the bark of the tree, which is torn in some places. The stripes go all the way down to the tips of the lizard's toes

Warm day today = goannas
This joker was standing on my drive as I arrived home from work and went up the tree as I got closer.
This particular one would have been a little under 150cm (5’), but we definitely have bigger ones on the property.

#bushlife #LaceMonitor #goanna #VaranusVarius

A lace monitor sitting on a branch in a dead tree.

And for my final #WorldLizardDay post, a trio of Lace Monitors (aka Goannas). These are the largest of the lizards I'm likely to encounter here (sometimes see one wandering through my property).

They are excellent climbers, can run very quickly, and grow up to around 1.5m long (2/3rds of that being the tail length).

#AustralianWildLife #WildOz #lizards #reptiles #LaceMonitor #Goanna

A large, dark lizard with intricate yellowish spots, forming dotted stripes, standing on the ground (facing left). Only the first third or so of the lizard is in frame.

A large dark lizard with yellow spots/patches clinging to the side of a large tree. The photo is taken from below, and the lizard is looking at the camera.

The head and neck of a Lace Monitor, with its large forked tongue out, which it uses to sense for prey.

Dinosaur...
This large lace monitor is passing through a deer wallow about halfway down our block.

Especially for @steveportigal

#bushlife #lacemonitor #VaranusVarius

A large lace monitor, perhaps 1.8m or so, walks through a grassed area with a deer wallow.

Mate, you don't belong in my garage.

Visited by a lace monitor (varanus varius) about 80cm long (just a little one). Probably looking for somewhere cool to hide from the >30C heat.

Scooched it out with a broom. Took off like a rocket.

#lacemonitor #varanusvarius #bushlife

cc @steveportigal

A small lace monitor standing on a doormat inside a rural garage

Big 'un.
#lacemonitor #VaranusVarius #bushlife

A trail camera capture of a large lace monitor, probably around 2m in length.

#WolganValley #WiradjuriCountry #LithgowRegion #SevenValleys #VisitBlueMountains #GreaterBlueMountains #GuidedWalks #WildlifeTours #LaceMonitor #Gugaa #Goanna #WollemiNationalPark #GardensOfStoneNationalPark #GardensOfStoneSCA #VisitNSW #Ecotourism #SustainableTourism #ResponsibleTourism

My contribution to #bleptember is this Lace Monitor I just spotted outside.

#AustralianWildlife #WIldOz #goanna #LaceMonitor #lizard

A large (1.5m long) lizard in a dark grey speckled with pale yellow emerging from behind a tree. It has its tongue out in a classic "blep".

This dude paid me no heed as he lumbered across the path ahead of me
Varanus varius
#reptile #lacemonitor

Blending perfectly as he makes his way through the undergrowth. His pattern is black brown with scattered yellow and cream blotches

I went for a bush walk and found lots of photogenic nature including trees stretching tall toward the canopy, tree trunks, both standing and fallen, covered in moss and lichen and a bonus lace monitor.

A paddy melon crossed our path and blue wrens darted through the trees. Sadly, they all moved too quickly to be photographed.

#BushWalk #Scenic #Nature #LaceMonitor #TreeTrunk

A lace monitor poses for my camer on the side of the bitumen road. He/she is stretched out on the fallen leaves, ready to scurry into the green bushes if threatened.

This is the side on view of the end of a fallen tree trunk which is covered in moss. It lies close to the bush path we were following. Behind the log, green foliage and tree trunks of all shapes, sizes and colours abound.

A fallen tree extends into the bush. The tree’s trunk has been hollowed out over time. The tree is covered in moss.

This photo shows a large, severed tree trunk sitting about half a metre high. It has very jagged surfaces, suggesting the tree fell over at some point. Behind the trunk are other much smaller trees, still standing tall.

The Brogo Firetrail into Wadbilliga National Park has finally been reopened by NPWS. Given how close it is to home, we hiked in there today to the crossroads; a round trip of just under 7km from our house.
#bushlife #hiking #lacemonitor #varanusvarius

A lace monitor grasping the trunk of a tree. It is grey-brown with yellow-white markings. It's head is raised and it is facing upwards.

A panorama of the Brogo Firetrail - Warrigal Firetrail crossroads on the fringe of Wadbilliga National Park.

A National Parks and Wildlife Service sign within the Wadbilliga National Park designating the wilderness area. This sign is at the crossroads of the Brogo and Warrigal firetrails.

A Lace Monitor / Tree Goanna from a hike through the trails of Mount Mee earlier this year.

#mountmee #meanjin #brisbane #goanna #lacemonitor #lizard #animals #photography

A lace monitor holding on to a tree trunk

Also, a lace monitor..
#lizard #goanna #LaceMonitor

Warm weather = lace monitors
#bushlife #lacemonitor #goanna #varanusvarius

Heard a noise outside the workshop so I went for a look. Our resident swallows were swooping this majestic fellow, who retreated to a tree when he saw me.

#lizard #goanna #LaceMonitor

#LaceMonitor

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