Home     Photos     Hiking     Writings     Contact     Copyright

Snapping Turtle, June 2016 2016

This old girl has been laying eggs in my neighbor's yard for years; this year we caught her in the act.

Come September, we spotted her hatchlings emerging, too.


Click a thumbnail to see a full-size photo.
Or, View as Slide Show



Snapping Turtle


Chelydra serpentina


Her nesting site is far uphill from the lake.


Finally digging.