The Great Turtle Adventure by GrandmaT
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We had a great adventure this Saturday. Last week Ray discovered there was a snapping turtle in the Frog Pond (the reservoir for the non-functioning ornamental watermill). Fearing damage to small fingers and toes and potential hazard to our Koi if the turtle moved another 100 ft., we consulted the local Fish and Game department for advice. Since we didn’t own a shotgun (just kidding), we went for option #2: drain the pond, thus trapping it and then capture it for transport elsewhere. With the three younger grandchildren here with their mother, we managed to siphon the water out, locate the turtle and eventually shove him into a large bucket. After diner, we all loaded up and set off for my mother’s farm and turned him loose in the creek. He was covered in the sludge from the bottom of the pond and very disgruntled when he finally got into a shallow pool in the creek bed. I’m sure he is a lot happier today since he had eaten all the frogs in our place and now had a whole new area to forage in. Never a dull moment around here.
Comments (47)
Sounds as though you all had a great time relocating the turtle. Great shots. 😀
Hope the frog population recovers, love those little guys...
What a wonderful moment to remember for all of you! Love what you have done!
I love a good tale of summer, I remember catching snappers at summer camp, which we relocated to somewhere other than the lake we swam in. Thanks for the reminder.
Great photo sequence and story ! ! !
lovely
I've never seen one (too cold up here) but I hear they can take your fingers off.
Nice story and captures my friend!!!
I had a friend who lost a toe to a huge snapping turtle that lived in the man-made lake at our local state park. We were paddle boating and His feet were dangling over the boat into the cool water. The critter just swam up at bit his big toe off.
Ahhh ... Summer Camp memories ...
Fantastic he got a new home lol love the pictures and story made me smile :)
Great.
I'm glad you did you choose this option! For ourselves moths and mosquitoes are captured and not killed ... I believe in Karma ... Anyway, that all are so with your solution! Great photos and story, Teri!
Lovely work.
Love your adventure and pictures!
Great adventure images & story
nicely done
Looks like a lovely, sun-drenched area where the monster turtle came for a visit!
Must have been a hassle getting him away. But let's be glad it wasn't instead an alien hiding in a meteorite that just landed in the backyard. :P