August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
June 4, 2014
Baby Snapping Turtle on the Move
In honor of Snapping Turtle egg-laying season, a video of a young Snapping Turtle making its way from our yard to its home in the Celery Farm.
Incidentally, here's the size comparison between a very young Snapping Turtle and Ralph, a much older one. Yep, that little thing on Ralph's shell is a young Snapping Turtle. Photo was taken this year.
4 comments
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Great video! Keep them coming!
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on dad’s back…sorry about that on previous post
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Love the music and the baby on mpm’s back…
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So funny! The music is great!
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4 comments
Betsy
Great video! Keep them coming!
sally
on dad’s back…sorry about that on previous post
sally
Love the music and the baby on mpm’s back…
Diane L.
So funny! The music is great!