tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post792674349617958479..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: Turkey HuntingRuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-80481788206929832362010-05-04T03:53:39.392-05:002010-05-04T03:53:39.392-05:00Those photos are priceless. Wonderful!Those photos are priceless. Wonderful!Online shopshttp://www.topbuy.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-91218285592784149932010-04-25T18:51:00.312-05:002010-04-25T18:51:00.312-05:00Lovely turtles!!Lovely turtles!!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-20373479009197821782010-04-24T21:04:43.383-05:002010-04-24T21:04:43.383-05:00How cute ! I think you are a nature + animal lover...How cute ! I think you are a nature + animal lover....keep it up...<a href="http://buy-geothermal-heat-pump.com" rel="nofollow">Geothermal Heat Pumps</a>!Geothermal Heat Pumpshttp://buy-geothermal-heat-pump.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-74638044140947680842010-04-23T16:17:57.549-05:002010-04-23T16:17:57.549-05:00Hi Lynne,
I'm going to go with Hap's ID of...Hi Lynne,<br />I'm going to go with Hap's ID of a Spiny Softshell turtle on this one. Even though it's not rare, it's still a really cool looking turtle!<br />Those calves were really cute. I just loved being able to get close enough to pet them and rub their ears!<br /><br />Hi Hap,<br />Thanks for your ID on Swamp Sparrow -- checked all my lists and that's a LIFER for me! Woo-Hoo!<br />Thanks for the help on the turtle and advice on good field guides for my future turtle IDs. I now know what my next book purchase will be!<br /><br />Hi Jayne,<br />I think turkey hunting is really hard because they're so unpredictable. So now our season has ended without a turkey in the freezer (for the 5th year in a row!) And even though that's disappointing, there really couldn't be a nicer time of year to get out in nature and see what's going on (plus the chance to pet baby calves!)<br /><br />Thanks Mom. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. Didn't see as many birds as usual since we hunted this earlier season, but it was fun seeing the turtles which I've never had the chance to watch before.RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-305602741009447322010-04-23T11:29:04.478-05:002010-04-23T11:29:04.478-05:00I loved all your nature pictures. If the turkeys ...I loved all your nature pictures. If the turkeys aren't gobbling look for something else and you found a lot to look at. The turtle pictures are fascinating, I don't know much about them.<br /><br />MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-3013905458789032282010-04-23T06:11:08.246-05:002010-04-23T06:11:08.246-05:00I love how when you go turkey hunting, you seem to...I love how when you go turkey hunting, you seem to find so much more than the turkeys! That is a pretty big turtle there. :c) I love seeing all the little calves this time of year too. We have lots of farms around here and I see them every day on my way to work.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-212727049661634772010-04-22T19:00:54.293-05:002010-04-22T19:00:54.293-05:00Hi Ruthie,
I'm pretty sure the sparrow is a
Sw...Hi Ruthie,<br />I'm pretty sure the sparrow is a<br />Swamp Sparrow. The Softshell is<br />a bit hard for me, but I'll take<br />stab at it. It looks like a Smooth<br />but also appears to have spiny<br />protrusions on the front of the<br />carapace that a Smooth doesn't<br />have. Could just be an illusion<br />from lighting (?). Indeed, the<br />Smooth Softshell is not common in<br />MN, having a range of counties<br />associated with large rivers (like<br />Mississippi, Minnesota & St.Croix).<br />On the other hand, the Spiny Soft-<br />shell is quite common, being seen<br />in almost every county in the<br />south half of the state all the <br />way up to north of Mille Lacs. It<br />could be a Smooth Softshell, but<br />the odds lean toward Spiny Soft-<br />shell. You have to get the "Field<br />Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians<br />of Eastern & Central N.A." by<br />Roger Conant. Two others I would<br />recommend for your library are:<br />"Reptiles and Amphibians of MN"<br />by W.J.Breckenridge (1944), and<br />"Amphibians & Reptiles Native to<br />MN" by Oldfield & Moriarty (1994).<br />Hope I have helped some.<br />Hap in New HopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-85025872533737813462010-04-22T16:34:11.187-05:002010-04-22T16:34:11.187-05:00I think that looks like a Smooth Soft-shell Turtle...I think that looks like a Smooth Soft-shell Turtle too! Neat!<br /><br />Such cute little calves...<br />Did you want to bring one home? Now that Mr. Johnson is retired, maybe he needs a hobby? Calf raising?Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com