The "WILD" ones!!!

yes, they are wild turtles, but the do love an afternoon snack. Most days I manage to share. for now they seem to be keeping this part of the pond occupied, but due to the dam break, which is worse this year, the are will dry up, but for now snack time!! I think they hear me talking to the chickens, so they start gathering, one day this week one was all the way up on the dam.
I get a kick out of watching them for sure. they will come barreling up the bank, although too much movement scares them, and some end up flipping over and over rolling back down when they get in a really big hurry to get back to the water.

DO NOT FEED the WILD ANIMALS?????????

WELL the snappers that is,,,, thanx to a rehabber/rescuer i work with, I watch turtles now in the broken down pond out back. this is the dam area. IT gets very low this time of year, For some reason a couple of large Snappers decided to live in this area, maybe because of the BUNCHES or is that schools of minnows? However, i have grown fond of treating the turtles (all kinds) snacks of scraps, (watermelon rind) tomatoes etc. THE SNAPPERS now watch for me every afternoon about 5:30 or so. Last weekend I forgot to take something, they saw me and one started up the bank.. I DECIDED it was time to exit (stage right) . One dude trys to run the other off at times. I know there is at least one LARGER , but I have not seen it lately.

seeya,
THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
LM

Turtle Invasion

Its that time of the year,,, Turtles abound , back and forth they cross the yard , in search of that perfect spot to deposit eggs! MilaMonster checked this one out, NEVER fear, no turtles harmed in the filming of this picture!! THEY do not move fast enough to hold her interest, after all , she is half Rhodesian Ridgeback, she wants to CHASE things!!!