Lizards are nesting!
I thought I'd share a few pictures of a lizard that nested today. Fair warning, this post does include a closeup view of an egg coming out of a lizard's cloaca. It's nothing too graphic because it's from the side, but I figure I should give you a heads up.
Enjoy!

(photo by Michael Carlo; this lizard found a big pile of loose soil to nest in at the root ball of a fallen pine tree)
(photo by Michael Carlo; lizard in process of digging hole for nest)
(photo by Michael Carlo; she is now turned around and laying eggs in the hole)
(photo by Michael Carlo; one of her last eggs on its way into the nest)
(photo by Michael Carlo; a view from the other side)
(photo by Michael Carlo; she spent about 30 minutes pushing dirt back into the hole to cover her eggs)
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