Eremophila glabra prostrate, red form

Stumpy Tail Lizard With Eremophila glabra, a prostrate form

I was watching the birds in the bird bath and spotted this small Stumpy tail Lizard (Shingle Back Lizard). It was munching on the red flowers of this very hardy ground cover Eremophila. It is not just red flowers that they like to eat. I have often seen them eating the yellow and orange flowers of Gazanias which have become naturalised around here. They also absolutely love to eat strawberries.

Eremophila flowers have a sweet nectar in the base of the flowers.

This particular plant is very hardy to frost and drought conditions as well as highly alkaline soil.