Every year about this time we see large snapping turtles in the yard. They lay eggs in the soft dirt somewhere around the gardens, then crawl back into the ponds on the property. They can be quite aggressive, so I steer clear of them. But they are a great source of curiosity for our farm cats! Here is one I took a photo of just about half an hour ago.
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| This old girl has a lot of moss growing on her back. |
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| My cat CB (short for 'crybaby') was very curious about this intruder roaming in HER yard!! She managed to get the turtle moving at a pretty good pace, at least for a large turtle. |
We have been so very busy lately with gardening, the start of the Farmer's Market season, yard work, weeding and mowing. The other day while cutting grass, I nearly ran into one of these turtles as I came around a bend in the yard. That turtle ran quicker than I have ever seen one move at the sound of the riding mower!!
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I was mowing the road ditch on the south side of my driveway a couple days ago and run over a mud turtle. Whacked the top off his shell and down into the flesh. Hate doing stuff like that. Never saw it, but never expected to see a turtle where it was. First one.
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