When you are an exceptionally handsome male 3-toed box turtle (and even the horrid scary shell-less beings in the white lab coats say so), the end of hibernation and the start of spring means you have just one thing on your mind. Lady turtles. Less motivated beings might think you’d be keen for a heftyContinueContinue reading “Day 72: Scoping for Lady Turtles”
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Day 69: A Turtle In a Hay Pile
When the large shell-less beings think of hay, they typically think of the large, ponderous, gassy beings who all seem to be named “Moo.” But this is just because the shell-less beings don’t hibernate. Hibernation is awesome, by the way. All you have to do is find a really comfy snoozing spot, dial down yourContinueContinue reading “Day 69: A Turtle In a Hay Pile”
Day 66: A Box Turtle Wakes Up!
The large shell-less being here…. Bruce technically woke up from a whopping FIVE MONTHS of hibernation on March 10. But when, less than a week after waking up, another cold front swept the north (and thus the south) portions of our great continent, a certain tropical box turtle was having none of it. He wentContinueContinue reading “Day 66: A Box Turtle Wakes Up!”
Day 63: Boy Box Turtles Will Be Boy Box Turtles
If there is one thing that can reliably produce grey hairs in any large shell-less being, it is a boy box turtle. Boys of any species seem to have a special knack for attracting trouble. But boy box turtles can turn a knack into a fine art. For instance, say you are a boy boxContinueContinue reading “Day 63: Boy Box Turtles Will Be Boy Box Turtles”
Day 60: A True Texas Box Turtle
No matter where you go in this world, other beings seem to have a thing for Texas…and Texans. In particular, the ladies are always eager to hear tales about living in such a big, bold state! After all, Texas is the second-biggest state in the whole country (and the first biggest if you leave outContinueContinue reading “Day 60: A True Texas Box Turtle”
Day 57: Stealth Box Turtle
In the world of the large shell-less beings, being in the “black ops” business requires all kinds of special gadgets. For example, you need infrared goggles for night vision and light-repelling costumes for sneaking up on things. All of this extra gear can really weigh an operative down. Of course, as any true secret agentContinueContinue reading “Day 57: Stealth Box Turtle”
Day 54: Box Turtle Coloration
Shelled beings are experts at using coloration to maximum effect. There is a lot more to picking out the optimal shell colors than a casual observer might detect. For example, say you want to select a coloration that will make it very hard for potential predators and tasty prey (not to mention the ever-lurking largeContinueContinue reading “Day 54: Box Turtle Coloration”
Day 51: Salad for Box Turtles
Salad is so delicious. It is also very nutritious. All those fresh greens, packed full of phytonutrients and chlorophyll and nourishment – what’s not to love? But sometimes the presentation can be a bit…lacking. You order yet another salad and yet again it arrives limply lying there on this boring round dish – you haveContinueContinue reading “Day 51: Salad for Box Turtles”
Day 48: Box Turtle Free Climbing
Free climbers are quite amazing. There is this vertical structure, and then there is this being scaling right up the side of it using nothing but what nature gave them. No wonder everyone who sees a free climber stops to stare! While it is true most documentaries and instruction manuals made about free climbing featureContinueContinue reading “Day 48: Box Turtle Free Climbing”
Day 45: Box Turtles Wearing Beards
Beards are very manly. Masculine. The ladies love them. In fact, beards are all the fashion rage these days, and sure can improve your odds with the ladies. Nothing says “I am so manly and masculine and virile and I will make the best-looking, strongest, smartest eggs you’ve ever seen” like sporting a beard. SoContinueContinue reading “Day 45: Box Turtles Wearing Beards”
Love & Feathers & Shells 