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Monthly Image: A Tree Full of Turtles

Spotted along Robinson Lane:

Tree full of turtles
Tree full of turtles

A closer look at the same number of pixels:

Tree full of turtles - detail
Tree full of turtles – detail

The little one way over on the left is definitely having an adventure!

I’d read of goats climbing trees, but never turtles.

Comments

7 responses to “Monthly Image: A Tree Full of Turtles”

  1. Raj Avatar
    Raj

    They climb anything around to bask in the sun. I have a couple of rescued red ear sliders (non native) and they love to bask on a stone platform.

    1. Ed Avatar

      Mary, being a Master Gardener, knows all too much about invasive plants & animals, but it seems a red-eared slider is a critter from us that’s invasive for you!

      Apparently they out-compete all other small turtles. Keep an eye on ’em … they’re up to no good!

      [grin]

      1. Raj Avatar
        Raj

        Yes, Ed. They are “imported” for the aquarium trade. Probably bred in the far east. They are cute when they are 1 to 2″ and in my concrete pond grow to 1′ or more. I have an aquaria group and when someone doesnt want them I take them in and let them live their lives out. Better than being dumped in local lakes.

  2. Olli Avatar
    Olli

    Lunatics on the loose or…lions…
    “If You Go Into The Woods … Beware Of a Lion. But in Finland?”
    https://www.apnews.com/1ec03164bb9098150e4355f4360e9c9e

    1. Ed Avatar

      One hopes it lived out its life in peace & quiet …

    1. Ed Avatar

      In this hemisphere, we can pit alligator gar against Asian carp in a battle for the waterways!