November Turtle

[jeff kushner]

Not a great shot....but it was cool to see him out.

A little further down the path on the other end of the pond, I walked right past this guy..



Kerry saw him first, and the Doe he was following!

Just cool stuff

 

[TammyJ]

When I witnessed Autumn and Winter for the first time, I was enthralled! I spent as much time as I could outdoors. That was once in New Mexico and once in Ontario. I loved every moment of it.

 

[wellington]

My favorite way to see a turtle.
Of course the deer are always a welcomed sight.

 

[mark1]

a couple november turtles here ..... 44F degrees and sunny, november 11th.......

 

[SuzanneZ]

a couple november turtles here ..... 44F degrees and sunny, november 11th.......

Couldn't get the love button to work. Your poor plant 😢

 

[mark1]

it's a tough plant , it'll be back next year....... it seems to me there is a general misconception on temperate reptiles , their hibernation, more correctly their brumation , and how they deal with cold temperatures ..... today was 44F and sunny , the water temps were 44-45F , the surface ground temp under the leaf piles were 51-52F...... tonight is supposed to be 30F, tomorrow is supposed to be 52F, every night this week is in the 30's , days in the 50's , some of these turtles will be out everyday next week getting some sun......

 

[jeff kushner]

That's a Blanding Mark? They are native to Nova Scotia I think.....it stays cool up there, they either get tough or get dead!

Very cool!

 

[mark1]

they are pretty cold tolerant , if you look at ranges and hardiness zones , i think painted turtles got them all beat , NA wood turtles or snapping turtles might be 2nd , , then blandings , spotteds, musk, northern maps, and spiny softshells....... eastern box turtles don't range as far north as any i just mentioned , but they hibernate on land , i think they may be as cold tolerant or more than any of them , i believe the are exposed to colder temperatures than all the water hibernators, i have little doubt they become frozen to some degree every winter....