next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects
--Boundary_(ID_jc6nVXiPQIpBNa/a3PKoTA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Yesterday, at noon on a Sunny warm day, I was surprised to see a =20 large SNAPPING TURTLE BASKING on a horizontal tree trunk or piece of =20 wood in the large pond south of Chipman's Corner (Church St.) along =20 Middle Dyke Road, a bit south of Richard and Liz Stern's home. Its =20 posture was quite different from painted turtles in that the long =20 neck was extended out horizontally and the head not any higher than =20 the neck. This is the first time I have ever seen a basking snapping =20= turtle, although I know it happens sometimes. One idea for its =20 function is to get rid of ectoparasites like leeches? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: janet mcginity <jmcginit@yahoo.ca> > Date: May 20, 2009 9:13:47 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Painted and Snapping Turtles - Bridgewater > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Saw 2 species of turtles today in Bridgewater, on the trail round =20 > the pond behind the DesBrisay Museum. > > > One adult Painted Turtle was basking on a rock in the pond, and a =20 > much smaller (juvenile?) along the trail. > > > Farther along, near where people feed the ducks, we saw a different =20= > kind of turtle crawl out of a muddy stream and onto the trail. It =20 > had a large blunt snout, very warty legs and a larger tail than the =20= > Painted Turtle, also its plastron wasn't visible from where we =20 > stood. The turtle was about 12 inches nose to tail. > > > Despite it being covered with ocher-colored mud, I feel pretty sure =20= > this was a Snapping Turtle. We watched it for about 20 minutes =20 > before we continued our way. > > > Janet & Peter > > > The new Internet Explorer=AE 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for =20= > Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! --Boundary_(ID_jc6nVXiPQIpBNa/a3PKoTA) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Yesterday, at noon on a Sunny warm day, I was surprised to see a large = SNAPPING TURTLE BASKING on a horizontal tree trunk or piece of wood in = the large pond south of Chipman's Corner (Church St.) along Middle Dyke = Road, a bit south of Richard and Liz Stern's home. =A0Its posture was = quite different from painted turtles in that the long neck was extended = out horizontally and the head not any higher than the neck. =A0This is = the first time I have ever seen a basking snapping turtle, although I = know it happens sometimes. =A0One idea for its function is to get rid of = ectoparasites like leeches? =A0<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">janet mcginity <<a = href=3D"mailto:jmcginit@yahoo.ca">jmcginit@yahoo.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">May 20, 2009 9:13:47 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Painted and Snapping = Turtles - Bridgewater</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <table = cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td = valign=3D"top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><p>Saw 2 species of turtles = today in Bridgewater, on the trail round the pond behind the DesBrisay = Museum. </p><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p>One = adult Painted Turtle was basking on a rock in the pond, and a much = smaller (juvenile?) along the trail.=A0</p><div><br = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p>Farther along, near where = people feed the ducks, we saw a different kind of turtle crawl out of a = muddy stream and onto the trail. It had a large blunt snout, very warty = legs and a larger tail than the Painted Turtle, also its plastron wasn't = visible from where we stood. The turtle was about 12 inches nose to = tail. </p><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p>Despite it = being covered with ocher-colored mud, I feel pretty sure this was a = Snapping Turtle. We watched it for about 20 minutes before we continued = our way.</p><div><br class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></div><p>Janet = & Peter</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <hr size=3D"1">The = new Internet Explorer=AE 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for = Yahoo! <a href=3D"http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/"><b>Get = it Now for Free!</b></a></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_jc6nVXiPQIpBNa/a3PKoTA)--
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects