After featuring an eastern fence lizard, here’s a look at the western variety. The blue patch under the chin indicates that this is a male.
I’m not a rock climber but I enjoy watching both the two-legged and four-legged variety at Smith Rock State Park. I found this fence lizard on an old log in the higher elevations at the park.
You can find the little guys everywhere from the valley floor to the rocks along the cliff faces to the top of the rock formations. A telephoto lens was helpful, as they didn’t like a close approach and they scamper along the rocks a lot faster than I.