On major holidays, it is traditional to attempt to gather all the flock members together to take a group selfie. This can be problematic even when all flock members hail from the same species. When the flock consists of multiple species, the problems tend to multiply. You can’t put the family box turtle next toContinueContinue reading “Day 150: Interspecies Family Portraits”
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Day 147: The Soul of a Box Turtle
It has been said the eyes are the windows to the soul. When you are born with particularly large and attractive, expressive red eyes, you can use this to your advantage. For example, it won’t take you long to notice how quickly your smitten large shell-less assistant hurries over when you gaze soulfully in herContinueContinue reading “Day 147: The Soul of a Box Turtle”
Day 144: The Elusive Forest Box Turtle
As a wild box turtle, it is important to stay well camouflaged. Sure, you have your powerful double-hinged shell for protection if you need it. But it is still better if you don’t have to need it. Because you are small and quick and quite quiet, and your coloration lets you blend in seamlessly withContinueContinue reading “Day 144: The Elusive Forest Box Turtle”
Day 141: The Box Turtle & The Fence
The large shell-less being here…. Bruce came to us four years ago with a mysterious past and a desperate need for a permanent home. Right away I got the sense he wanted to stay with our little flock, which daunted and delighted me in fairly equal measure. I also quickly began to suspect Bruce couldContinueContinue reading “Day 141: The Box Turtle & The Fence”
Day 138: Confirmed Cuteness
Some might say that “cuteness” is in the eye of the beholder. For instance, if you ask one being who is the cutest, you might get one answer. Ask a different being, and you will get a different answer. But then there are some beings who are so cute it is simply undisputed. Their cutenessContinueContinue reading “Day 138: Confirmed Cuteness”
Day 135: Box Turtle Shell Scratches
Wild box turtles are quite solitary. Even when it is time to make baby box turtles, a manly and masculine solo box turtle might need to travel quite a ways before he even meets any single lady box turtles. While it can be great to be out and about in nature, roaming through your territory,ContinueContinue reading “Day 135: Box Turtle Shell Scratches”
Day 129: Box Turtle Is Fern-licious
Box turtles, like the large shell-less beings, come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. Some box turtles are quite sizable – even stout. Other box turtles are smaller and more streamlined. And some box turtles have three toes on their back legs – these are called (not surprisingly) “three-toed box turtles.” Every so often,ContinueContinue reading “Day 129: Box Turtle Is Fern-licious”
Day 126: Box Turtle Behind Bars
The large shell-less being here…. As the ratio of concrete to grasslands and forests continues to shift, more and more wild beings are getting displaced into urban areas. This is exactly how Bruce and I met. He was wandering about, getting menaced by dogs and nearly run over by cars, when he was rescued toContinueContinue reading “Day 126: Box Turtle Behind Bars”
Day 123: Box Turtle Loves to Swim
During their younger years, many large shell-less beings undergo a traditional rite of passage called “swim team.” This grueling ritual involves donning a set of distressingly scanty garments, jumping into an icy-cold water body and swimming back and forth, back and forth, back and forth until one of two things occurs: the end-of-practice whistle blowsContinueContinue reading “Day 123: Box Turtle Loves to Swim”
Day 120: Box Turtle Brunch
Brunch traditions can look quite different depending on your species orientation. For example, let’s say you are a large featherless being. When you go out to brunch, you probably enjoy sitting in chairs, eating off china plates with shiny silver forks and knives, drinking your mimosas out of fluted glasses and your coffee out ofContinueContinue reading “Day 120: Box Turtle Brunch”
Love & Feathers & Shells 