Saw this little guy booking across the path by the Spillway on Monday afternoon.
He moved so fast I couldn't put a quarter next to him to give you a sense of scale, but his shell was smooth, domed and a bit beat-up and muddy. He was about 4 inches long.
From all I can gather, it is a Musk Turtle. Other input most appreciated.
More on Musk Turtles here.
Did you know the Celery Farm has its own Facebook Page, filled with news and events?
The link is here.
A few small branches down, Parnell's Path more akin to Parnell's Stream (below), and some muddy spots here and there, but otherwise all good.
Sawed up and removed a previously downed tree on the path through Barbara's Bog.
Water in the lake was incredibly blue.
Finally, consequences for people in feed wild ducks (and unwittingly make them tame)?
This concludes my blog posts from the Eastern Shore. Thank you for your patience.
With so much interest these days in deer exclosures (enclosures designed to keep the deer out), I thought I'd offer this photo of what I think is an old-style deer exclosure along the Bozman Neavitt Road.
The fence is approx. 6 feet tall, with a foot of barbed wire extending at right angles along the top.
What's more, the base of the fence is set in cement.
Is it a deer fence? Why the cement along the base?