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Fairfax Bloggers => Uncle Mike's Thoughts Of The Day => Topic started by: MikeF9 on June 11, 2011, 03:00:07 PM

Title: TURTLE!
Post by: MikeF9 on June 11, 2011, 03:00:07 PM

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This turtle was digging in the dirt along in front of Thayer's house near Marvin's Veggie Stand Friday morning. Marvin was sputtering that eventually it would end up parking itself over in his garden. The turtle then moved away from the road and settled under a lilac bush near the house. Marvin says the turtle is usually spotted over by the pulloff across from the Town Office near the large embankment going down to Mill Brook. Marvin also guessed the age of the turtle at 20 years. It's an old one for sure.

Title: Re: TURTLE!
Post by: mrome on June 11, 2011, 07:56:55 PM

From Marvin's house, the turtle lumbered down the middle of Maple Street toward the covered bridge, stopping a few cars (thankfully they stopped), and then went down the bank toward Mill Brook. I think they come up to lay eggs in gardens...or soft dirt of some kind. I know I found quite a number of eggs in my garden one spring.
Margo

Title: Re: TURTLE!
Post by: Mike Raburn on June 17, 2011, 01:08:09 AM

I have ALWAYS wondered.

Where the heck do they go in winter there?

Florida?

Deep underground?

Where?????????????