Five-lined Skink and Whip-poor-wills at Coon Lake

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Five-lined Skink (Joe Crowley)

Five-lined Skink (Joe Crowley)

I was visiting a cottage on Coon Lake just west of Burleigh Falls on the weekend of July 20 and all of us got a good look at a juvenile Five-lined Skink with its beautiful blue tail. Very exciting. Whip-poor- wills sang all night.
Sue Paradisis

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Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.

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