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Monday in Nature, 15 June 2020


DavidTriplett

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American Coot, Bear River MBR. These are ubiquitous in early spring, so much so one would think they would remain so through the summer. However, by this time of year they have become much less observable. Not sure why...

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Eastern Box Turtle. My dog found a it at a dry rocky area of a trail. It was covered with dust and mud and I thought it was probably dead; but it felt heavy though. So I took it home, put it under a faucet, and it came "alive". After washing and brushing, it became a pretty Eastern Box Turtle. I believe it is at least some 30 years old because the rings on the shell are indeciperably dense. It drank quite a bit of water but did not eat anything solid that I provided. So, on the next morning, I took some photos of it walking on a natural area; then placed it back to where it was found but under some shade (glad it rained overnight). We went back there the next day and could not find it anymore. Have a good rest-of-life, Turtle! :) (By the way, this is the first time I seriously tried the Sigma 150mm maco lens with optical stablizer on the Nikon Z6.)

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Eastern Box Turtle. My dog found a it at a dry rocky area of a trail. It was covered with dust and mud and I thought it was probably dead; but it felt heavy though. So I took it home, put it under a faucet, and it came "alive"....

 

Hmm... God bless turtles...

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We have two loon chicks on our local lake for the first time in living memory.

 

We have had nests four of the past five years, but the first three failed... two due to predation, one cause unknown.

 

Mortality in chicks is high, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.

 

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Hmm... God bless turtles...

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It has lived for so long and I do pray that it will live out the rest of its life. I looked at the environment it came from and knew that I would not be able to survive given the situation. But it may be able to find insects, worms, mushrooms, and wild berries. Come to think of it, it might have eaten some of the blueberries I gave it.

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