Blue Jay Barrens

Most of my encounters with adult Northern Fence Lizards occur in the early spring. At this time of year the lizards are fresh out of hibe...

I’ve had hundreds of encounters with Northern Fence Lizards at Blue Jay Barrens.   My most recent encounter has the distinction of being t...

I’ve only seen a few adult Northern Fence Lizards this year, but hatchlings have been showing up on a regular basis.   They’re probably...

Young Fence Lizards have suddenly begun showing up everywhere at Blue Jay Barrens.   I don’t know if the hatch has been that much great...

When a tree falls in the woods, a hole in the canopy is the usual result.   Suddenly, a shaft of sunlight invades a previously shadowed...

This is my first 2012 lizard encounter.   I found this large Northern Fence Lizard in one of the bedrock exposures on a steep, south fa...

On the upper slopes of an old cedar covered hillside, can be found piles of limestone slabs. The pieces were created when a meteor struck th...

During the last two summers, I had a large female Northern Fence Lizard living near my barn. Late last fall, her dried carcass showed up nea...