Geckos

Chirp, chirp, chirp

 

That was never the sound I imagined would come from these little guys!  I will often be sitting in my kitchen and see a dark flash skeetering across the white wall—a gecko on his way somewhere.  They are amazingly fast and can run through the tiniest crack between cupboard and wall.   Most around here (Alotau) are about 4-inches long, though in Madang and Ukarumpa they were much bigger—some 8-10 inches. They are also quite shy about being photographed, thus, this funny photo.  The other evening I was getting ready to put away my dishes from the dish drainer, and noticed a little baby gecko…running across my “clean” dishes.  I guess maybe it’s a good thing that the cupboards have doors, so I don’t really know all that goes on inside!