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Turtle Release Update

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

Diane Lapin writes, “Thank you all for helping us locate the perfect little spot for our Turtle release on Sunday.  Noel, thank you so much for providing access and information and, of course, watermelon! Now it is up to nature!”

Thanks so much Diane for keeping us updated!

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Help Needed Returning 5 Painted Turtles to Langsford Pond

Mama Turtle

Mama Turtle

Posted on by Kimsmithdesigns

The female Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) deposits her eggs in a hole, or nest, which she has excavated with her hind legs. She lays between three and 14 eggs. Depending on soil and air temperatures, the eggs incubate unattended in the soil for six to twelve weeks.  Sex of the hatchlings is determined by the temperatures the eggs were exposed to in the nest. Warmer temperatures produce females. Cooler temperatures produce males. Some eggs are deposited close to the surface and others are laid first and are deeper in the soil. The slight differences in position in the nest produce enough variances in temperature to ensure that both males and females are produced from the same nest.

Filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts, June 2013 with Fujifilm XE-1.

The Gentle Rain ~ Song by Astrud Gilberto