Category Archives: Turtles
Paddling
For our last full lab of the semester, my ornithology class took canoes down to the Elk River. We put into the water where the Elk runs into Woods Reservoir. Trip highlights include: A great look at a Prothonotary Warbler. … Continue reading
Posted in Archosaurs, Travels, Turtles, Water
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Down under
Several weeks ago I posted a short homage to the Sign Bandit of Jumpoff Road who had defaced public property with a turtle-honoring artwork. Today, I received a postcard that lifts the carapace on this mystery. Shortly after the Deed … Continue reading
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Microsafari bycatch
Our search for the mini-creatures of the world also turned up some interesting macro-organisms. Spend a few hours in the woods with a bunch of biologists and you’ll see a good array of remarkable critters. Here is a selection.
Posted in Salamander, Travels, Turtles
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Sign bandit…
…of Highway 156, I salute you. They need all the help they can get.
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Snapping turtle eyes
This is the month for egg-laying turtles. A common snapping turtle was trying to dig herself a nest at the side of Lake Cheston yesterday. Snapping turtles usually scurry away at the first sign of an approaching human. But this one stayed … Continue reading
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Egg-laying box turtle
Junebug (dog, not beetle) and I walked to Piney Point early this morning and found a box turtle laying eggs in the sand on the side of the trail.
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