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Is it me, or are things taking their sweet time coming out to play, eat and breed this year? Don't any of the critters realize that THIS week is my spring break and I have to be back at work next week?!?

Anyway,
Walking a creek at a local park, my 6-year old boy spotted this guy!

//Todd

Todd,

Youre off to a better start then I am, I've been out twice & havnt seen anything yet.

Thats a good pic with your kid & the turtle, he looks pretty happy about inding it.

Dan

should say finding it, not inding.

Yeah man- thanks.

Stuff isn't quite up and moving here yet- that was all we found after about 2 hours walking those creeks.

Same time last year, we found a bunch of nerodia, a spiny softshell turtle, rough green, crawdads, etc.

//Todd

Yeah, two of those were my first Herps of the year. Hopefully, its a good sign. Although we got a half inch of snow on the 1st day of Spring. Winter, please just go away..

Matthew

...I saw some painted turtles today, but couldn't get close enough to see what subspecies. I think Midland or Southern.
I also saw my first lizard of the year, a Southern Prarie (swift). Good omen! But I got skunked on seeing my first live snake, as two girls saw a Texas Rat & shooed him away from the path. Just before I got there...
AARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Curse the luck. Oh well, didn't have my camera anyway. Did see some cool birds as well.
Great field day overall.

Matthew

Is that a snapping turtle lurking in the algea at the upper left-hand corner of the photo?

Who knows...?

Cheers,

TV