Kevin the lizard
We found Kevin scurrying across the floor in our house. He looked just like his brother, a lizard we saw earlier in the hose box. We figure they are brothers because usually when lizard eggs hatch they are all the same size and live in the same area. I (Emma) caught him with my hands against a wall while Kenna went to get the bug case. Here he is. We decided to call him Kevin as a joke because in the movie ”UP” there is a bird they call Kevin and later they found out Kevin was a girl. Since we didn’t know if the lizard was a boy or a girl we named it Kevin.
Emma holds Kevin-- gently
We decided to let him go next to where we found his so-called brother, because we thought they might meet up and get rid of bugs in the garden.
Emma and Kenna caught Kevin
The hose box looked like a nice place to live. Kevin was a blue-tailed skink. Kenna knew this because she has them up at Lake Malone in Kentucky where she visits. The body of those lizards, without a tail, is just as long as kevin from end to end. We hope Kevin survives and makes many more Kevins for our garden.
Kevin is set loose
3 responses so far ↓
Catherine // August 4, 2009 at 7:35 pm |
I hope Kevin catches lots of bugs for you since you rescued him from your house.
ruth // August 5, 2009 at 1:05 pm |
We have a bunch of Kevin’s around here but they have to be clever to avoid the pouncing cat and the pecking chickens.
Carole // August 9, 2009 at 6:24 pm |
Thanks Catherine. Putting him out by he hose box was perfect to patrol the border of the house where those ants seem to get in.
And Ruth, I don’t know who I’d have to root for, the lizard or the chickens. Cannot wait to see the girls and their guy. (and eat their yummy eggs!)