Some various photos and observations from the past few days

[Teegate]

Some various photos and observations from the past few days. Not all from the pines.

My wife and I went walking early two morning ago. Saw these three deer near our house. I have to say it appears the camera in the iPhone is working better with low light since I updated.

I was in the pines 2 days ago and found some bricks, bottles, sandstone and clam shells in a location I have never been in before. I will be going back to check on them some more. The 1930 aerial shows something there it appears even though I don't really see a building.

Look closely for the box turtle hiding on a cold morning.

Today we headed out and was hoping to do a few things before it rained. Heading around the 206 circle at 70 the traffic was very heavy for an early Saturday morning. And even Carranza Road at 206 was as well. Then almost bumper to bumper on Carranza. Turns out there was college testing at Seneca and the cars were lined up from the school to the road.

Then as we just arrived at our location it starting raining hard. After a few minutes of waiting we decided to bail out and come home.

And yesterday we walked Hopkins Pond in Haddonfield. I was impressed with the trees.

 

[Teegate]

I forgot to mention that on Thursday I was along the JCRR semi far from any road for about a half hour and then nearby for another half hour. On my way back walking down the tracks I spotted someone in front of me walking towards me. They were looking down at the ground between the tracks and along the edges. As I got closer I realized it was a woman alone. I am certain I got within 50 feet of her before she noticed me. I said hello and her head went down and she walked past me and mumbled something similar as to what I said I suspect.

I mention it because it is always nice to see that there are woman who explore alone. I should have talked with her but I am not sure she was interested in that.

 

[dragoncjo]

Was it the Russian folks looking for mushrooms?

 

[Teegate]

I didn’t get a good look at her. She dropped her head and we walked by each other.

 

[Teegate]

Figured I would post this here. We were out early yesterday morning for this view.

And today we found this which tells us that at least some of them are still not hibernating yet. It was responsive and quite aware we were there.

 

[manumuskin]

I"ll take a guess and say Franklin Parker?

 

[Teegate]

I"ll take a guess and say Franklin Parker?

Yes. You are correct.

 

[dragoncjo]

Box turtles will move around quite a bit when hibernating. They move to different levels in whatever they hibernate in. Depending on how cold the winter is they might not go very deep, only covering to top of their shells and letting leaves and other things fall on them.

 

[RJG]

Here’s a few I snapped on the last few months.

 

[RJG]

A few more.

 

[Teegate]

Here’s a few I snapped on the last few months.

Nice boxer!

 

[Teegate]

Box turtles will move around quite a bit when hibernating. They move to different levels in whatever they hibernate in. Depending on how cold the winter is they might not go very deep, only covering to top of their shells and letting leaves and other things fall on them.

The shell looks like I machined it using a ball end mill at work. If you run the feed too fast and take bigger cuts you get this look. Then one has to sand to smooth it out.

 

[manumuskin]

Here’s a few I snapped on the last few months.

my dog dug up a hibernating boxer once in Bear Swamp.It was only a couple inches deep in mid winter

 

[bobpbx]

Here’s a few I snapped on the last few months.

Can you tell me about 2828, what kind of habitat, private property or no, etc?

 

[Teegate]

Can you tell me about 2828, what kind of habitat, private property or no, etc?

Bob is interested! This may be good.