The snapping turtle in search of a maternity ward. Mostly, I tried to leave her alone so she could be comfortable. The other day I glanced out the window, and spotted what looked like a military helmet placed upon our front lawn. Approximately the size of a dinner plate, the motionless, grey-green helmet suddenly raised its head.
That is so cool. I think she might have been interested in the septic tank cover as a marker location ?
When I was a kid, a turtle laid eggs in the ground out back of the cottage near the lake & I made a circle of tape ribbon around that area to keep people away from there. When the eggs hatched the little turtles made their way to the lake, like radar. I don't think the mother actually leads them, they just know. Pretty cool.
wow! now i’m a bit jealous. a turtle might even be more interesting to have in the yard than a moose. nature does have the best „tv channels“ (tv = turtle vision?).
Yertle the turtle pays a visit
Charles, I would like to reprint this article in the Blomidon Naturalists quarterly newsletter. What's your policy?
That is so cool. I think she might have been interested in the septic tank cover as a marker location ?
When I was a kid, a turtle laid eggs in the ground out back of the cottage near the lake & I made a circle of tape ribbon around that area to keep people away from there. When the eggs hatched the little turtles made their way to the lake, like radar. I don't think the mother actually leads them, they just know. Pretty cool.
wow! now i’m a bit jealous. a turtle might even be more interesting to have in the yard than a moose. nature does have the best „tv channels“ (tv = turtle vision?).