This last Saturday was the 75th anniversary of the Fenway Victory Gardens so the Garden society hosted a terrific party. I caught a couple of lizards in the compost pile the day before and had them on display for visitors to learn about the Italian Wall Lizards in Boston.
I need to work on the signage for next time, but one of the coordinators helpfully spray-chalked this awesome lizard right in front of my table:
I had a great crowd stop by, admire the lizards, and ask terrific questions. Lots of people were interested to hear about how the lizards were surviving the winter (in the compost I think), where they’d come from (Italy originally but maybe by way of NYC?), what they ate (insects – just about anything they can get their mouths around), and whether they’d be a problem in the gardens (almost definitely not). I had a blast talking about these cool little immigrants.
I did get a few tantalizing mentions of other lizards around the Boston area so keep your eyes open! If you notice a lizard please, let me know. Preferably with a picture!
For new visitors, want to learn more? I have more posts on the blog and you can read some news stories here. Thanks to all who came out to visit and check out the Green Monster!
Colin Donihue 
Love your ‘signage’ and your enthusiasm. I caught a picture of a lizard in Antelope Canyon – will try to find it for you. It was sweet and pale colored and amazingly camouflaged on the wall – which is why I haven’t found the correct picture yet. 🙂
Sweet lizard, hope to see the picture.