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Thanks Jim,
=A0
This turtle may certainly be a Red-eared Slider, because it did have a smal=
l orange-red stripe on the side of its head. I guess I figured it resembled=
most the examples pictured in John Gilhen's book, that=A0being the Eastern=
Painted Turtle.
So, as you say, this could=A0certainly have=A0been somebody's pet at one ti=
me, that was dumped because they=A0couldn't be bothered to look after it an=
ymore.
=A0
Thank you for the clarification. I sincerely did not even consider=A0it bei=
ng a=A0Red-eared Slider, but I do now.
=A0
Cheers
=A0
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
=A0
--- On Sun, 3/21/10, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth
To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, "John Gilhen" <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca=
>, "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Received: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 12:23 PM
Gayle, if there was any orange in the markings on the head, then indeed it =
would have been a RED-EARED SLIDER OR TURTLE, which is an alien species tha=
t can turn up anywhere in Nova Scotia and live a long time, after being dis=
carded or "set free" by previous pet owners. =A0So if anyone sees this turt=
le in Sullivan's Pond, please look carefully at the head stripes, which are=
all yellow in the Painted Turtle.=20
Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
Date: March 20, 2010 9:38:59 PM ADT
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
I must admit, I did not consider the Red [Red-eared] Slider Turtle, which t=
his turtle in Sullivan's Pond may very well be.=20
=A0
Sincerely,
=A0
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
--- On Sat, 3/20/10, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wrote:
From: Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca>
Subject: [NatureNS] Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth
To: "naturelist" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Received: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 5:58 PM
Apologies if this appears twice. Sent earlier but did not appear.
=A0
Today, around 2:30-3PM,on this 1st day of Spring, as I, and my Springer Spa=
niel, 'Dash' took a leisurely 2 hour walk=A0on this glorious day, I saw som=
ething odd looking, atop a rock, close to the island in Sullivan's Pond, th=
at is nearest to Hawthorn St. As I did not have my binoculars, I didn't kno=
w if it was a piece of wood, or what.
The water level at the pond has recently been lowered, making it possible t=
o go onto the island without getting my feet wet.
So, leashed dog and I, made our way onto the island and ventured toward the=
edge closest to 'that rock'.
Astonishingly, it was a turtle, sunning itself!
It is the first time that I have ever seen a turtle at Sullivan's Pond! I d=
o know that they have been seen there over the years though.
I had a good look at this turtle and when I got home, I=A0 consulted the bo=
ok, 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' written by John Gilpin, and it=
appears that this turtle is an Eastern Painted Turtle.
The fabulous weather, notwithstanding, this sighting 'made my day'!
=A0
Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth
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<table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"=
top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Thanks Jim,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This turtle may certainly be a Red-eared Slider, because it did have a=
small <SPAN>orange</SPAN>-red stripe on the side of its head. I guess I fi=
gured it resembled most the examples pictured in John Gilhen's book, that&n=
bsp;being the Eastern Painted Turtle.</DIV>
<DIV>So, as you say, this could certainly have been <SPAN>somebod=
y's</SPAN> pet at one time, that was dumped because they couldn't be b=
othered to look after it anymore.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for the clarification. I sincerely did not even consider&nbs=
p;it being a Red-eared Slider, but I do now.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheers</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV>
<DIV>Dartmouth</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 3/21/10, James W. Wolford <I><jimwolford@eas=
tlink.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(=
16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca=
><BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dartmo=
uth<BR>To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>, "John Gilhen" <GI=
LHENJA@gov.ns.ca>, "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca><BR>Recei=
ved: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 12:23 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV id=3Dyiv1798228192>Gayle, if there was any orange in the markings on t=
he head, then indeed it would have been a RED-EARED SLIDER OR TURTLE, which=
is an alien species that can turn up anywhere in Nova Scotia and live a lo=
ng time, after being discarded or "set free" by previous pet owners. =
So if anyone sees this turtle in Sullivan's Pond, please look carefully at =
the head stripes, which are all yellow in the Painted Turtle.=20
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers? from Jim in Wolfville<BR>
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class=3DApple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite">
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000=
000" face=3DHelvetica color=3D#000000 size=3D3><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>Gayle MacLean <<A=
href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dduartess2003@yahoo.=
ca" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca"=
>duartess2003@yahoo.ca</A>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000=
000" face=3DHelvetica color=3D#000000 size=3D3><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3>March 20, 2010 9:38:=
59 PM <SPAN>ADT</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000=
000" face=3DHelvetica color=3D#000000 size=3D3><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT styl=
e=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><A href=3D"http://ca.m=
c379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D_blan=
k rel=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebuc=
to.ns.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000=
000" face=3DHelvetica color=3D#000000 size=3D3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT=
style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><B>Re: [NatureNS]=
Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dartmouth</B></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000=
000" face=3DHelvetica color=3D#000000 size=3D3><B>Reply-To: </B></FONT><FON=
T style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=3DHelvetica size=3D3><A href=3D"http:=
//ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=
=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturen=
s@chebucto.ns.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I must admit, I did not consider the Red [Red-eared] Slider Turtle, wh=
ich this turtle in Sullivan's Pond may very well be. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV>
<DIV>Dartmouth<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 3/20/10, Gayle MacLean <I><<A href=
=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dduartess2003@yahoo.ca" t=
arget=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duar=
tess2003@yahoo.ca</A>></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(=
16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Gayle MacLean <<A href=3D"http://ca.mc37=
9.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=3Dduartess2003@yahoo.ca" target=3D_blank rel=
=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duartess2003@yahoo.ca<=
/A>><BR>Subject: [NatureNS] Eastern Painted Turtle- Sullivan's Pond, Dar=
tmouth<BR>To: "naturelist" <<A href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc=
/compose?to=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow ymail=
to=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A>><BR>Re=
ceived: Saturday, March 20, 2010, 5:58 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Apologies if this appears twice. Sent earlier but did not appear.</DIV=
>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Today, around 2:30-3PM,on this 1st day of Spring, as I, and my Springe=
r Spaniel, 'Dash' took a leisurely 2 hour walk on this glorious day, I=
saw something odd looking, atop a rock, close to the island in Sullivan's =
Pond, that is nearest to Hawthorn St. As I did not have my binoculars, I di=
dn't know if it was a piece of wood, or what.</DIV>
<DIV>The water level at the pond has recently been lowered, making it possi=
ble to go onto the island without getting my feet wet.</DIV>
<DIV>So, leashed dog and I, made our way onto the island and ventured towar=
d the edge closest to 'that rock'.</DIV>
<DIV>Astonishingly, it was a turtle, sunning itself!</DIV>
<DIV>It is the first time that I have ever seen a turtle at Sullivan's Pond=
! I do know that they have been seen there over the years though.</DIV>
<DIV>I had a good look at this turtle and when I got home, I consulte=
d the book, 'Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia' written by John Gilpin=
, and it appears that this turtle is an Eastern Painted Turtle.</DIV>
<DIV>The fabulous weather, notwithstanding, this sighting 'made my day'!</D=
IV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV>
<DIV>Dartmouth</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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