This collared lizard that residents affectionately call Lizzy has been guarding the family onion and chives patch for weeks at a home on Rio Bravo in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. The family reports that Lizzy hunts every day for grasshoppers and butterflies near sunset, and avoids encounters with various birds (roadrunners and towhees) and a resident bull snake (about 6-feet long). Photo by Patrick Neher

Lizzy the collared lizard has taken up residence at a home in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Patrick Neher

Lizzy gets in some afternoon rock climbing at her new home in Pajarito Acres. Photo by Patrick Neher