An Eastern Box Turtle’s Morning Visit

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This morning’s event was a visit from our resident turtle. This Eastern Box Turtle travels a direct path through our yard about once a year, and I’ve been lucky to capture it (with a camera) several years in a row.

We assume it is the same one (prior post), as they do not venture very far, and it is always a male passing through.

The Eastern Box Turtle is a “Species of Special Concern” in Massachusetts, as housing and industrial development, lawn mowers and cars hitting them as they attempt to cross the road have done a number on the population.

This little guy was trying to hide today, tucking his head in until I moved away.

Soon, he peeked out, looked around and sat there.

Pretty soon, he looked out and decided to “make a run for it”……….

Living with nature on Cape Cod is fun.

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Info here:

Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program – MA Div. of Fisheries and Wildlife

Turtle Conservation Project

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