Young Wild Beardie

[Serpentess]

Boyfriend and I found this guy on the side of a dirt road... as we pulled over so I could take a photo of the landscape.

He was about 50cms away from the front tyres so we shooed him from the road in case he found his end.

Was only a small critter, I'd say a year or two old. Not sure though.

 

[Emmalicious]

Gosh I've been reading you're posts where do you live? you seem ot find HEAPS of wild reptiles! LOL!

Very cute beardie though =-)

 

[morry]

i see a fair few eastern beardies in the townsville district...

 

[Acrochordus]

Nice shoot, what other herps do you get around your area?
Thanks Tim.

 

[Dotora]

Thats a nice looking eastern. He would be about 6 - 1yo old by looking at the photo.

Love Easterns my fav type of dragons

 

[Tinky]

I recently worked at Somersby. We has a creek running along our boundary. There was a generator shed that was warm, with a light outside the door that attracted moths.

We always had a couple of easterns hanging around. I would share my fruit with them.

 

[JasonL]

Looks to be a little female, could be much older than you expect, they don't always grow as quick in the wild..

 

[Dotora]

Looks to be a little female, could be much older than you expect, they don't always grow as quick in the wild..

How on earth do you know its female just from a head / upper body shot. Im very intrigued

 

[iceman]

great pic

 

[Serpentess]

Gosh I've been reading you're posts where do you live? you seem ot find HEAPS of wild reptiles! LOL!

Very cute beardie though =-)

Live about 10mins out of town on the Central Eastern Coast of Queensland. AKA Capricorn Coast. =]

 

[Serpentess]

i see a fair few eastern beardies in the townsville district...

I imagine they're everywhere - just hard to see if you're not looking .
They're awesome little critters.

 

[Serpentess]

Nice shoot, what other herps do you get around your area?
Thanks Tim.

We get just about anything.

Carpets, Browns, Copperheads, Small-Eyed's, some awesome variations of little skinks and geckos, Spotteds, Tree Snakes... all sorts of herps. =]

I would love to know of an official list, but that's just what I've seen around recently.

Might go see if I can get an official species list of my area. =]

 

[Serpentess]

Thats a nice looking eastern. He would be about 6 - 1yo old by looking at the photo.

Love Easterns my fav type of dragons

They're cute little guys.
From my experience they're very placid when they're older.
I held a huge male some time not too long ago and he was content just to sit there leaning against my chest in the sunshine.

 

[Serpentess]

I recently worked at Somersby. We has a creek running along our boundary. There was a generator shed that was warm, with a light outside the door that attracted moths.

We always had a couple of easterns hanging around. I would share my fruit with them.

Haha. That's cute. ^-^

 

[Serpentess]

Looks to be a little female, could be much older than you expect, they don't always grow as quick in the wild..

Thanks.
Well I knew they didn't grow as fast in the wild and that's why I said I wasn't sure on the age.

 

[Serpentess]

How on earth do you know its female just from a head / upper body shot. Im very intrigued

I'd like to know too...
But I'm guessing it's some sort of colouring, pattern or head shape that only a true Beardie pro could pick up immediately. =]

 

[Serpentess]

great pic

Thanks.

He was nice and still. =]

He wouldn't move from the road until my boyfriend gave him a soft stroke on his back... then he shot off, lol.

 

[JasonL]

I'd like to know too...
But I'm guessing it's some sort of colouring, pattern or head shape that only a true Beardie pro could pick up immediately. =]

Yes general head shape is a dead give away, after you look at them all day for several years it becomes easy...

 

[Australis]

We get just about anything.

Carpets, Browns, Copperheads, Small-Eyed's, some awesome variations of little skinks and geckos, Spotteds, Tree Snakes... all sorts of herps. =]

There isn't any Copperheads there.

 

[Serpentess]

There isn't any Copperheads there.

Well, can you tell me of any other yellow-bellied black species?
Cause i saw a fresh dead one on the road.