Posts with the tag “turtle”

For a turtle, he was moving pretty fast. Until he saw me.That’s when he stopped dead in his tracks and pulled his classic maneuver. Triggered by my looming presence, he withdrew his most vulnerable resources. Shell-shocked, you might say. And once he was in that position, he wasn’t going anywhere.Why this creature left the safety of his nearby pond and wandered onto my walking trail, I’m not sure....  Read More