October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
On Friday afternoon, a Painted Turtle laid her eggs in the backyard (next to the Celery Farm).
On Saturday morning, I found a dead fish in the back driveway and the turtle eggs dug up and eaten.
Coincidence or …?
Also can anyone I.D. the dead fish? I can't make head nor tail of it.
Definitely not a carp. Possibly a crappie.
Rock bass.
I would say it is a pumpkinseed
Carpe Diem. Remember the bird eating frogs? Did this occur on a Friday, perchance?
Could it be a raccoon?
carp is our best guess
6 comments
Fred Harris
Definitely not a carp. Possibly a crappie.
Joe K
Rock bass.
Chris Alber
I would say it is a pumpkinseed
Forrest Munger
Carpe Diem. Remember the bird eating frogs? Did this occur on a Friday, perchance?
Marianne Herrmann
Could it be a raccoon?
sallyt.
carp is our best guess