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Post by helens on May 27, 2013 20:04:43 GMT -5
Wow.... never seen a turtle with an orange tummy...
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Post by bhiatt on Jun 30, 2013 9:42:39 GMT -5
Sportin the jamesp's.   This is the 5th turtle Ive seen since I last posted a pic. Other times it was raining out. One was down at my brothers house laying eggs in his yard right by his back porch only a few feet away, right where I planted new grass. DOE! Today its wet and cool out. High of upper 70's. Been low to mid 90's for last 3 weeks. |
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Post by helens on Jun 30, 2013 10:41:33 GMT -5
Omg... a living chia pet!!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jun 30, 2013 11:27:17 GMT -5
LOL... that's "exactly" what I was just thinking.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2013 11:41:37 GMT -5
Holy duckweed batman!
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Post by bhiatt on Jul 1, 2013 18:39:09 GMT -5
yeah seems like all of the turles have something on them when they come passin through. One big ol snapper a year or two back had a chunk of mud on its shell bigger that the turtle itself. I seen it from a distance and thought its shell was ripped open like a can or something. They get down in that mud and do like a hiberanation thing on the bottom.
I took a snapper down to the lake one time and it only went about 5 feet out in the water and buried itself in the leaves. Disappeared quick. Magine steppin on that sucker. No thanks.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 2, 2013 6:58:15 GMT -5
The duckweed covered turtle is great. The duckweed is enemy #1 in my nursery.
Turtles are like giant cabs. Especially Western Paints
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Post by bhiatt on May 26, 2014 14:38:08 GMT -5
out cutting grass earlier and the first turtle crossin of the year finally happened that Ive seen. She only stopped for a quick photo opp and was off to the pond in the woods. Swear this one looks like the one on page 2 that I got photo of last year. Tried to get a photo with her head out. Had the red on the sides. Cool looking turtle.  |
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Post by jamesp on May 27, 2014 20:31:09 GMT -5
Turtle time. Bet you can see them well in that mowed grass. The females of that one will have a flat bottom. Males, a concave bottom.
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Post by bhiatt on May 27, 2014 23:49:31 GMT -5
yeah this turtle had to get through neighbors uncut 2 acres and then when it made it to the thick woods it had some work to do to get back to the pond.
Kinda amazing that they trek through the thick brush.
Im pretty shure this one had flat shell on bottom.
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2014 5:51:21 GMT -5
They can go a long way. Not sure what motivates them. At Florida camp I keep an acre plowed and they come form the north and the east to lay eggs there.
The lake shore is 400 feet to the north and 600 feet to the east. Having kept that spot plowed for 15 years they have learned to lay there. In the middle of the
acre is a 5000 sq ft pond to give the babies a place to go for quick safety. So by accident I created a nursery and birthing spot. They like the plowed ground
for easy digging. and I think they return annually because it is a repetitively maintained soft spot. The hawks reap havoc though. When hatching season comes
the lazy hawks pick them up as they hatch. Often 3-4 hawks waiting in the trees.
Yes, it's amazing they get thru the thick bush. They are strong like a dozer though.
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