We had 10 of these little friends in our yard headed toward the pond

#snapper #snappingturtles #snappingturtle #snappers #turtle #turtles #reptiles #wildlife #animals #nature #animal #newengland
Weekly Round-up, August 17, 2024 – Ecce Signum

Happy World Turtle Day!

To celebrate, here's a snapping turtle (𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘺π˜₯𝘳𝘒 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘡π˜ͺ𝘯𝘒) we found hanging out in the wild strawberries while hiking back in 2022:

#WorldTurtleDay #turtles #SnappingTurtles #nature #reptiles

This big hunk was on the bike trail this morning
#turtle #turtles #tortoises #snappingturtle #snappingturtles #wildlife #animalpics
Earlier this week, we had an unusual visitor - A Common Snapping Turtle. Despite its namesake, I can tell you they're anything but common here in the burbs. We (carefully) moved it from the carport back into the woods. #BackyardNature #Nature #photography #reptiles #SnappingTurtles

In case you're interested in the animal observations, here are the iNat links:

The bird eating the snail is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149525506

The snail is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149525507

#birds #snails #predation

The snapping turtle is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149525508

#herpetology #herps #turtles #SnappingTurtles

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)

Purple Gallinule from Plantation, FL, USA on February 23, 2023 at 05:50 PM by Reed Lindwurm. It's eating a snail. This observation is for the bird. The snail is here: https://www.inaturali...

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@Daniel_Berky or all male republicans and magats could go skinny dipping in a lake filled with #SnappingTurtles, very hungry and amorous #SnappingTurtles. 🐒