Turtles!

(Posted by Jon but written by Marsha.)

Wish I had my own photos , but of course the turtles were gone by the time I returned with my camera – the 1st one I saw was down under the pecans near the cactus. I spotted him while I was picking up sticks in the yard, turned by back on him for a few minutes, and he was gone! I thought turtles were slow moving, but he must have found a red bull somewhere!

The other turtle was on the hillside just east of the pine trees. The same thing happened – I ran to get my camera and he was gone by the time I got back.

The turtles are most commonly seen across from our boat ramp and swimming area sunning on rocks. After looking up turtles on google, I still can’t tell what kind they were. One turtle shell was pretty flat and had lots of red coloring. The other turtle’s shell was very rounded and had a pretty distinct pattern with lots of yellow. Maybe a slider and a river cooter?

(The photo above, found online, will give you an idea what I was seeing.)