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World’s Fast-growing Snapping Turtle at CF
Just finished two loops around the Celery Farm, on the lookout for marauding Snapping Turtles.
Lo and behold, I saw a tiny guy between No-Name Culvert and Kickypoo Corner on my first loop. I noticed a quarter next to him, which gave me a good sense of his size.
On the next lap, there was the Snapping Turtle again, headed in the same direction, except that he had grown enormously and traveled more than a quarter-mile.
That is the same quarter, as you can see, which leads me to conclude that it must be the same turtle.
(If anyone has a better theory, please let me know.)
P.S. I left the turtle off with a warning both times — keep your darned quarter to yourself.
That's just how I roll.
4 comments
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It was the same quarter in both photos, taken just 15 minutes apart. A very fast-growing turtle… :- )
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That awfully shiny quarter made me snap to attention regarding this tall tale. How would it be that shiny if it was there so long? At first I was at loggerheads trying to figure it out. Now methinks sir Jim is shelling out his own quarter. I congratulated myself on having the testudinal fortitude to figure it out.
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I think you are ‘down a quart’ er.
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LOL. You are so funny.
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4 comments
Jim Wright
It was the same quarter in both photos, taken just 15 minutes apart. A very fast-growing turtle… :- )
Marianne Herrmann
That awfully shiny quarter made me snap to attention regarding this tall tale. How would it be that shiny if it was there so long? At first I was at loggerheads trying to figure it out. Now methinks sir Jim is shelling out his own quarter. I congratulated myself on having the testudinal fortitude to figure it out.
Sally
I think you are ‘down a quart’ er.
Mary Kostus
LOL. You are so funny.