stuff i found on the road today....

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 07-25-2008, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by 7rider

RE: Your cute little turtle....I thought Painteds were threatened, but I see they're not. HEre's some info on the guys in your neck o' the woods: http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/turtle/turtles.htm

Yes, snappers and painted turtles are VERY abundant in our area. A very large pond I pass on my fitness walks has a log that sticks out of the lily-padded water and in the summer the painted turtles are PILED on that log sunning, like a dozen at a time! I can only imagine how many more hundreds of painted turtles are in the water and piled on dozens of other logs around the pond shores.

I was an avid student of local plants and animals when I was very young- always collecting and studying bugs, spiders, reptiles, amphibians, plants....

"Tiny" just ate a centipede.

He also did a big poop. I'm so proud of him!

**7rider** · 07-25-2008, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

He also did a big poop. I'm so proud of him!

Awwwwww.........

**Mr. Bloom** · 07-25-2008, 01:51 PM

Hmmm...all I usually find is road kill...

But at least I'm not inhaling the road kill like Lisa's been known to do!

I wish I could find that post

**Aggie_Ama** · 07-25-2008, 03:21 PM

The benefit of a big saddle bag.

What a cute one Tiny is.

**Pax** · 07-25-2008, 04:37 PM

What a little cutie!

**beccaB** · 07-25-2008, 05:41 PM

Some of those turtles like to eat all sorts of caterpillars. When my son was about 3 we played with a box turtle for hours, and fed it silkworms(inchworms?)
that were hanging from a tree. It took a good chunk out of my finger too!

**KerryCrow** · 07-25-2008, 07:02 PM

My husband has threatened to make me a sign to hang on the saddle that says "I brake for turtles". I am a big fan! When I see turtles in the road I try to (safely) stop and move them across the road in the direction they are going. .

Seriously I do have a bell that I ring for DH when I am stopping for a wildlife related issue.

Turtles are quite stubborn, so if you put them back where they came from, they will just try it again.

Box turtles are the state reptile of NC, so I feel justified in my crusade. Your guy/gal is a different matter all together but glad you saved 'im/'er.

**kygrrlinco** · 07-29-2008, 08:31 PM

YAY for turtles! When I was back in Kentucky I had the same experience except with a baby snapper...about the same size. I wasn't going to keep HIM, though...OUCH! Then two days later was riding on an old country road there and came across a HUGE snapper, probably about 18 or 20 inches across. I didn't even go near him, but appreciated getting to see him.
Here in Denver, on my favorite bike path, there are lizards scurrying across all the time, and many of them evidently don't make it

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Happy adventures!

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 07-25-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by Mr. Silver

Hmmm...all I usually find is road kill...

But at least I'm not inhaling the road kill like Lisa's been known to do!

I wish I could find that post

Here you go:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...35&postcount=3

**Mr. Bloom** · 07-26-2008, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl

Here you go:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showp...35&postcount=3

Yippee! I just lost my breakfast!

**denda** · 07-26-2008, 10:04 AM

We found a digital camera one time. It was like new. It takes very good pictures.

**Meg McKilty** · 07-26-2008, 10:07 AM

I once found a canvas bag someone used as a purse (so I suspect) and it had ten dollars and a single earring in it. And some melted chocolate.

I still use that bag to hold my helmet, shoes, and gloves in.

**Zen** · 07-27-2008, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by denda

We found a digital camera one time. It was like new. It takes very good pictures.

Did it have someone's photos already on it?
Someone may be missing those photos

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