Organ Pipes Herping! W/ pics!

[NickGeee]

Me and a good mate went down to the organ pipes for a good half day of looking for some reps.
I am a horrible photographer so please forgive me , I also didn't take too many pics.
We stumbled onto this creature baked on the path, so we stuck him in the vegetation for a nice picture. We think he is a golden stag beetle.

goldengreen stag by nickgherping, on Flickr

Cicada shells where everywhere!

cicada shell by nickgherping, on Flickr

Now to some real reptiles.
I had to brave a swarm of bees for this picture :lol:

Water Skink by nickgherping, on Flickr

zoomed in his face.

Water Skink upclose by nickgherping, on Flickr

Garden skinks were everywhere, but some had some comical places to hide...

Peek a boo! by nickgherping, on Flickr

These guys are very fast so this was the only really not blurred photo I got

Garden skink by nickgherping, on Flickr
Up close

Garden skink upclose by nickgherping, on Flickr
We spotted some nice Ctenotus but while I was busy fumbling with my camera they escaped into a shrub.
Hope you enjoy and maybe next time I can finally get some of those sneaky striped skinks!

 

[iHerp]

Very Nice

 

[richoman_3]

nice! Water skinks are always a treat to find
Keep your eyes out for delma impar there

 

[NickGeee]

nice! Water skinks are always a treat to find
Keep your eyes out for delma impar there

Thanks!
What time of day would you reccomend looking tor herps?

 

[richoman_3]

Thanks!
What time of day would you reccomend looking tor herps?

Depends what you're looking for.
But around Melbourne the best time is early morning

 

[NickGeee]

Haha well I guess I won't go at around 1 o click in a 35 degree day hey