With so much talk about herons lately I don’t want to forget the other residents of the Museum’s wild parts. Here’s what some of them have been up to. A few birds… Several turtles… And the heat goes on… And something left over from summer… It wouldn’t be out of the question for those eggs [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged ‘yellow-bellied slider’
Brief Fall Update by Greg Dodge, Ranger
October 21st, 2011Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Northern Flickers, Winter Wrens, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets have all been seen here at the Museum. We’re still waiting to see the first White-throated Sparrow of the season. The cool weather brought in by a cold front yesterday had the local birds feeding heavily at the Bird Feeders in Catch the Wind. Even though [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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What happened to the eggs, the turtles? by Greg Dodge, Ranger
September 26th, 2011It was May. Aquatic turtles of various species were up and walking along the paths and woods of the Museum’s outdoor exhibits, in fact, they could be seen throughout the entire Museum grounds. They were looking for suitable nest sites. When looking for nest sites turtles most often choose sites alongside roads, paths or mulched planting [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Around the Egg in 80 Days! by Greg Dodge, Ranger
July 28th, 2011A few months ago (May), a portion of the female turtle population in our Wetlands was up walking about the landscape looking for suitable locations to lay their eggs. The offspring of those turtles who were successful, and whose eggs weren’t subsequently dug up and eaten by raccoons, are now walking about the Museum’s landscape [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Turtles Out A-laying by Greg Dodge, Ranger
June 1st, 2011The Wetland’s turtles have been up and walking about the paths and woods of the Museum for the past few weeks. What are they doing? Why, laying eggs of course. There were many reports of turtles out and about during the past few weeks. So, with all of the turtles climbing out of the water [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Do we have turtles in the Wetlands? by Greg Dodge, Ranger
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Spring Happenings by Greg Dodge, Ranger
April 8th, 2011There’s been much excitement over the past few days about the Red Wolves and the expected new residents here at the Museum. In the next few days many of you will hike out to the Red Wolf Exhibit to check on our female (1287) to see how she’s doing. I don’t blame you, I’ve been spending [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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More Signs of Spring! by Greg Dodge, Ranger
March 18th, 2011The turtles were out in force on the logs, rocks, and any other surface that lends itself to basking yesterday (3/17/11). The first Common Snapping Turtles of the season were spotted yesterday as well. The American Toad that I heard in Catch the Wind last Thursday (3/3/11) was busy in the U-shaped pond next to [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Yellow-bellied Slider hatches in Catch the Wind by Greg Dodge, Ranger
October 14th, 2010While Ranger Katie was tending the Ornithopter on Wednesday, October 13th, she noticed the mulch and leaves moving about below the hollies next to the entrance to the big, blue flying machine. Having a closer look, she discovered that the movement was caused by a very tiny turtle, apparently, a hatchling Yellow-bellied Slider. Katie gave [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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May Herpetological Happenings by Greg Dodge, Ranger
May 28th, 2010At this time of year many turtles are moving up to dry land to lay eggs. They turn up in the most peculiar of places in their quest for the perfect spot in which to dig a hole and lay their eggs (According to Ornithopter Operator, John Hammons, a Yellow-bellied Slider was found on the [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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