Backyard and Beyond

A couple of Northern Italian Wall Lizards from November 7th, when it got into the mid 70s F. These rest of these pictures are from earlier this fall:

This one lost a good bit of tail somewhere along the way.

This one was keeping an eye on me and the two American Kestrels atop the nearby chapel. I first became aware of these exotic lizards via a photo making the birding community rounds: a Kestrel was carrying one. Since then, I’ve seen the local Kestrels dining on them. A Red-tail too.