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Partly out of fear to bore the Flickr community with too many lizard photos, I thought it would make for a nice change - yet in keeping with the main theme of my gallery - to give interested nature and reptile fans the opportunity to get a sense of the lacerta bilineata habitat where I photographed all the animals on this page.

So this is the second of a (as yet planned) series of pictures (if people like them there will be more) that will show you where all the reptile "action" took place: my garden in the beautiful community of Monteggio in the Malcantone region of the Ticino, Switzerland.

The pictures were taken over a period of over a decade, so there were obviously some changes in the garden during that time, but If you focus on the palm tree - which has grown considerably over the years but is visible in all the photos I plan to upload - you get a sense of the geography of the place.

In summer, which is when this photo was taken, the micro-climate in this particular area of the Ticino can be almost tropical in the sense that it's hot and very humid with frequent thunderstorms and heavy rain, and I often refer to my garden (half-)jokingly as my "little Swiss rainforest". I guess you can see how animals - particularly lacerta bilineata and other lizards - would feel at home in this "tropical paradise" of mine :-)

Apparently - as I learned in the comments here on Flickr - the occurrence of this particular lizard species is a very good indicator that an ecosystem is intact, and my family and I always took great care not to interfere too much in our garden and let nature roam as free as possible.

In return, over the years we were rewarded for this "calculated inaction" with a wide variety of species of plants, insects, lizards and snakes visiting - or by now residing permanently in - our little nature refuge, some of which I managed to capture on camera.

As mentioned before, if people like these photos or are interested in other flora and fauna from my private jungle, I'll upload one every once in a while between lizards, so let me know in the comments if you're interested in seeing more of these or if I should stick to just reptiles ;-)

As always, thank you so much for your interest and feedback, stay safe - and have a great week everyone!

Lacerta

Tartes aux fraises by Samere Fahim

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A close-up of two Strawberry tarts.

This image is available on getty images www.gettyimages.be/search/2/image?artist=Samere%20Fahim%2...

Welcome home by Damian Hedinger

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Traditional house in Reine. Reine is a fishing village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, about 300 kilometres southwest of the town of Tromsø.

20200521_Christi_Himmelfahrt_0005.jpg by Peter Goll

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Leftovers by Doug

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An old sign still in use on the Underground.

...hedgehog... by *ines_maria

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der igel - messe wien

würstelstand

Olympos, northern Karpathos by My Digital Gallery

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Clouds coming up

NEPAL, near Stupa von Swayambhunath, 15108/7783 by roba66

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NEPAL, Stupa von Swayambhunath

Aachen Cathedral by Gilbert Kuhnert

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The Cathedral of Aachen (Aachener Dom) at the blue hour.

Germany, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, rund um den herbstlichen Schlossgarten, 60035/13113 by roba66

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Germany, Stuttgart-Hohenheim, rund um den herbstlichen Schlossgarten

Schloss Hohenheim

Das Schloss Hohenheim liegt im Stuttgarter Stadtteil Hohenheim und wurde zwischen 1772 und 1793 vom württembergischen Herzog Carl Eugen für seine spätere Frau Franziska Leutrum von Ertingen gebaut. Architekt war Reinhard F. H. Fischer. Heute wird das Schloss hauptsächlich von der Universität Hohenheim genutzt.

Dachstein morning by David Butali

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Zooming

Gosau, Austria

Miami Art Deco Modern by Steven Hromnak

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Just a pattern, seen and assembled along the way!

Wild Waters by Phlotographs

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A long exposure, landscape image of waves crashing against the rocks at Sandend in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Scilla !! by paolo trapella

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Lac des Rousses - Jura - France by Arnaud D...

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Shooting: EOS 6D & Canon 24-105 f4 L IS USM

Processing: Lightroom cc 2015

Toutes vos critiques, commentaires et fav sont les bienvenus !

All criticisms, comments, and fav are welcome !

Tonsai beach low tide reflections by Hilde Juengst

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Only during low tide the sea is very calm and you can find great Cliff reflections.

Autumn Light by Hetty

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Morgens um 07:00 h auf dem Speikboden/Ahrntal in 2.400 m Höhe by Ostseetroll

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In the morning at 07:00 h on the Speikboden / Ahrntal in 2,400 m altitude

Munich - BMW Welt by Markus Bahlmann

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The BMW Welt (English: BMW World) is the combined exhibition, event and delivery center of BMW.

Located in the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district, it was built from 2003 to 2007 next to the BMW Vierzylinder (the corporate HQ) and the BMW Museum.

Golden waters of the Baltic Sea in evening sunlight by Ostseetroll

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Goldenes Wasser der Ostsee im abendlichen Sonnenlicht

Cologne sunset by .Markus Landsmann

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... taken from the Hohenzollern bridge

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Swaying Softly in the Warm Breeze by Louise Bleakly

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A scene from Mahe one of the islands in the Seychelles. I added a frame from Aviary!

Amanece en la bahía de Santander by Carlos Palencia

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Azul Española by Nick Cowling

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Bluebell | Hyacinthoides hispanica | Asparagaceae

Samsung NX1 & Steinheil Munchen 'Cassar S' - 50mm f/2.8

Berlin Nikolaiviertel by P H O T O W A H N

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It's a kind of magic by Karina

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Autumn in Bekendelle - Woold - Achterhoek by Joeke Pieters

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23 October 2015

de Heidegger à Sartre en passant par Kant 😅 by Nathalie Chatelain

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- C'est où, la finitude ?

- c'est à l'endroit précis où le ciel tombe dans l'eau

- mais où exactement ?

- là-bas, à l'horizon, tu vois ?

- Non, je ne vois rien.

- C'est bien ainsi. De la sorte, tu peux imaginer cette ligne, la dessiner comme tu veux, où tu veux......ou ne pas en mettre du tout, penser qu'elle n'existe pas et que la finitude n'est qu'une construction de l'esprit humain, un cadre dont il entoure sa vie pour palier l'angoisse du vide.

Copenhagen 2.5, Denmark by Knut-Arve Simonsen

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Çà craque .. Cracks here... by alain pere

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Le Fret

Bretagne

Brittany

France

Feel The Rage-Feel The Power. by VINCE..

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