Recently I have been adding some freeze dried mealworms to my feeding station each day. I did it to provide some protein options to some of the insectivorous birds, especially the wrens. Many of the omnivorous birds like the crows and blue jays also seem to like them. I was really surprised, though, the first time I saw a five lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) go after them. I have several of these skinks around every year, and I like them because they do eat a lot of insects, but I always assumed that they would want live food. After the first visit, I didn’t see the skink for a few days and thought maybe it had just been really hungry the first time, but now it comes and enjoys a few meal worms just about every day. After it’s done, it disappears until the next morning. As I’ve said before, everyone is welcome.