Missing?

There was a small community of Black Rock Skinks (Egernia saxatilis intermedia) living in  fallen logs which are now non-existent or heavily burned. These are quite large for small skinks, about 100mm plus tail, although nowhere near the size of blue-tongue lizards, which are also skinks.

And I would post one of my fabulous photos of black rock skinks if I could find them. Until I do, here’s where they lived, in the trunk and branches of a big fallen tree.

Below is roughly the same place on 15 March (you might or might not be able to see a tinge of green in the burnt grass), but I think the bulldozer must have moved the logs around.

Another pair of before-and-afters from roughly the same spot, this time facing the creek, down the winter drainage line. Dull pics but an interesting part of the property, both dry and wet. I’ll try to remember to keep taking photos from this spot.

In the ‘after’ photo you can see where the bulldozer crossed the creek and extended the firebreak up the hill on the neighbouring farm. (If you click and enlarge.)