Up close and personal

Black Tipped Butterfly on damp cement floor
Zone C

Skink on 'Belian' plank.

 In between work I noticed two wildlife close by -  a butterfly and a skink.  I decided to get close and personal with them when I took a brief rest from work later.   The Black Tipped Archduke ( Lexias dirtea merguia) was flying low and moved close to the ground.  When it rested on the damp and littered old cement floor close to where I rested,  it gave me a rare opportunity to get as many pictures I wanted.  The butterfly was in its best form and colours.  On moving to another spot for another brief rest I chanced upon a skink that looked curiously at me.  The skink seemed to be motionless and thus enabled me to get sharper images of it and for stock photography.

Black Tipped Archduke

Skink
Zone C

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Skink at play

Two skinks

 This tree lizard or skink is arboreal (tree climbing).  It is a curious little animal that would stare at you and not run away, unless threatened.  They prefer to hunt for insects and flies on rotten fruits.  They look cute and colourful but will not fly, unlike the 'flying lizards' that I sometimes see gliding from tree to tree.  Two of these beautiful animals were seen this morning in play mode.