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Went out last saturday to search for box turtles. Was anticapating soaking rains but no such luck. I did however find five boxies 4 adults, and one 2-4 year old. I was hoping to get out more than once since the weather was perfect for finding boxies. Unfortunately, I could only get out once, but this morning I was treated to this male who was eating a apple on the ground. He only had three paws, one was a stub(looked to be a very old injury) and an ear abscess. Besides that he appeared healthy and old. He was a huge box turtle and the first one I've seen in over 20 years in my backyard. Really a rare occurence, I felt bad for him knowing he may be the only one of his species around. I gave him some blueberries and it was tough to let him go. It was weird to think that this guy has been on this land before there was houses built in the sixties. I'm sure he would prefer the peach and apple orchards that it use to be.

nice pics, I always find the injuries the wild turtles have facinating, I once found a snapper that had one eye and her nose was completely scarred over.
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Very nice pics....beautiful animals.....Your also a good photographer.....

Thanks for posting them,

Ric

Thanks I'm still adjusting to a new camera, those pictures looks better on a full screen. Oh, and the final turtle was a musk, I posted it by accident, def not a box turtle.

> Oh, and the final turtle was a musk, I posted it by accident, def not a box turtle.

LOL I thought something looked different about that one!
Great pics! Thanks for posting them.
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