{"id":2596,"date":"2015-08-23T21:16:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T21:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2015-08-24T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T18:52:26","slug":"dorset-wall-lizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=2596","title":{"rendered":"Dorset Wall Lizards"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 835px\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Wall Lizard enjoying a barbecue lunch.\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Wall Lizard enjoying a barbecue lunch.\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3323_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">A Wall Lizard enjoying the remains of a discarded barbecue. Released many years ago this colony has become naturalised and appears to be thriving in one of the many quarries found on the Dorset coast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rM9sbKSVAzA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">\n<p align=\"center\">Wall Lizard distracted by a fly before dashing into a crevice &#8211; an impressive burst of speed !<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"600\" valign=\"top\">&#160;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/P10505401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sun-baked Quarry\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sun-baked Quarry\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/P1050540_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/P10505301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Golden Samphire\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Golden Samphire\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/P1050530_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Lizard heaven &#8211; a sun-baked quarry overlooking the English Channel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Golden Samphire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_32821.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Male Wall Lizard\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Male Wall Lizard\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3282_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_32851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Female Wall Lizard sunbathing.\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Female Wall Lizard sunbathing.\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3285_thumb1.jpg\" width=\"297\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Male Wall Lizard \u2013 noticeably darker than the ones we found in Italy last summer.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"300\">Female Wall Lizard basking in the warm sunshine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3277.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"One of the more approachable male Wall Lizards\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"One of the more approachable male Wall Lizards\" src=\"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC_3277_thumb.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\">With its incredibly long toes the Wall Lizard is well adapted to climbing vertical rock faces. In common with most other reptiles the Lizards are relatively approachable as long as you move slowly and avoid letting your shadow fall across them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wall Lizard enjoying the remains of a discarded barbecue. Released many years ago this colony has become naturalised and appears to be thriving in one of the many quarries found on the Dorset coast. 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