Female lacerta bilineata with beautiful colors, close-up on mossy rock
I filmed this lacerta bilineata in my garden in Monteggio, in the Malcantone region of the Ticino (Switzerland) in June 2015. This particular adult female western green lizard figures quite prominently in the photo galleries on my website though she looks different every time depending on the angle, the time of day and how her skin reflects the sunlight.
A few days after I first spotted her in my garden (Monteggio, Malcantone, Ticino, Switzerland) in June 2015, dashing away to save herself from the presumed threat I posed, and after various similar encounters in my garden, she eventually decided I wasn't dangerous and simply not worth the trouble and waste of energy of fleeing. As long as I approached her very slowly and without any hectic movements, she would usually remain in place, though always with wary eyes, as you can see in this video.