We have Turtles
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43334)
United States
December 4, 2024 1:31pm CST
We came home to find this turtle sitting in the walk way. We took photos and let him continue on his way.
We are lucky to have such a variety of water creatures here. There are ponds out back and a lake I can walk to.
Do you ever see turtles? What wild things live near you?
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec
Cute turtle, I enjoy seeing any kind of critters, I have a possum that comes ever night to get my leftovers,
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Dec
@akalinus Well, here's Harvey and I think he is adorable
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
8 Dec
@RasmaSandra, I have to admit that he is kind of cute. Does he run free, or do you keep him in a cage? One of the ones fighting over noodles in my kitchen looked like a hamster. He was brown, and I wondered if someone let their hamster loose, and it took up residence with the possums.
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
4 Dec
I agree that opossums are not cute. Once, I found a couple fighting over ramen noodles in my kitchen. I had to block the opening where they got in. I have seen deer and coyotes but not bobcats here. There don't seem to be too many deer here.
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@kaylachan (71566)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec
I lived somewhere where I heard fish and turtles and if you weren't careful the ducks would follow you into the apartment.
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@kaylachan (71566)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Dec
@akalinus Those ducks didn't fear people. I could almost reach out and pet them for sure.
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
7 Dec
@kaylachan Ducks almost always act like theyy down the place.
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@Deepizzaguy (103991)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Dec
I have never seen a turtle in my neighborhood. I most see squirrels and birds near the trees in the neighborhood.
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
8 Dec
@Deepizzaguy Thanks, I don't know why it thrills me to see a turtle. It makes no sense but that's me.
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@MarieCoyle (38569)
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5 Dec
I have always loved turtles. I wonder how many of them I have moved off the roads over the years, to keep them from getting hit by a car.
Most people know this--when you move a turtle from the road, take it to the direction it's going, not back where it came from. Otherwise, it will just start it's journey all over again!
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
8 Dec
@MarieCoyle I don't know if we have more ducks or turtles here. it sounds like you have a lot of both.
@MarieCoyle (38569)
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7 Dec
@akalinus
I can't stand it when I see them in the road. It's such a long trip for them, and if at all possible, I stop and move them along in the direction they are going...we always have a surplus of them everywhere in the spring.
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@snowy22315 (181987)
• United States
5 Dec
Yes, and we see turtles here fairly often too.
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@andriaperry (117133)
• Anniston, Alabama
5 Dec
Yes! Many wild animals. Actually my boyfriend seen a turtle crossing the road on our outing today. I live near a river.
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@LindaOHio (181320)
• United States
5 Dec
We have deer, turkeys, foxes, raccoons, groundhogs, possums, rabbits, coyotes and geese. I've seen frogs but not turtles. Have a good day.
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@aureategloom (11157)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
5 Dec
that's interesting, i've only seen turtles in aquarium or little ones as pets.
only wild things you can see like that in Bosnia are foxes and boars
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
8 Dec
@aureategloom, I think hedgehogs are legal here. Kids keep them as pets. They banned the little red ear slider turtles because they give people salmonella and another infection that I forgot the name of.
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@aureategloom (11157)
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
7 Dec
@akalinus oh i didn't know that. they're still legal in Bosnia, along with hedgehogs as pets
people here don't like boars because they often ruin people's gardens and eat vegetables
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