tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post3647016727064556935..comments2023-10-23T15:56:58.357-04:00Comments on Nature remains.: Time for turtlesnina at Nature Remains.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-57549895781396293392008-06-06T22:30:00.000-04:002008-06-06T22:30:00.000-04:00Nice post and picturs. It looks like that beak cou...Nice post and picturs. It looks like that beak could inflict a nast bite.<BR/>Also enjoyed you post on the rate snake.Max-ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262963488938958848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-15808002303027849662008-06-05T15:50:00.000-04:002008-06-05T15:50:00.000-04:00Wow, this blog is a treasure! So glad I stumbled i...Wow, this blog is a treasure! So glad I stumbled into it today.<BR/>Shalom from Jerusalem.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-845707779900912532008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:002008-06-05T09:42:00.000-04:00Great pictures of the snapping turtle. And, I rea...Great pictures of the snapping turtle. And, I read your notes about the difference between turtles and terrapins. Thanks for a great post. JoanAppalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-16471115113836987492008-06-04T21:08:00.000-04:002008-06-04T21:08:00.000-04:00Have you ever followed her to see where she goes? ...Have you ever followed her to see where she goes? Not everyone has a snapping turtle lumbering through their garden.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-83017722243116315362008-06-04T18:01:00.000-04:002008-06-04T18:01:00.000-04:00That face is that ugly it is beautiful, a great po...That face is that ugly it is beautiful, a great post.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-53996068485845305012008-06-04T17:41:00.000-04:002008-06-04T17:41:00.000-04:00Hi Nina, I've been away from the Internet for abou...Hi Nina, <BR/>I've been away from the Internet for about 2 weeks, so I'm just catching up now with some of my favorite bloggers. <BR/><BR/>Oy vey. These photos really scare me. I once saw a demonstration of what a snapping turtle is capable of. <BR/><BR/>I like the story of your softball game being interrupted. Very visual. I also like MoJo Man's vision of eternal paths of migration that are invisible to us.Crayonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381728158412423377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-22548114650252372692008-06-04T16:38:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:38:00.000-04:00Great pre-historic-looking "T"! We also have snap...Great pre-historic-looking "T"! <BR/><BR/>We also have snappers in our pond. Some big enough to pull under baby ducks, which I don't like at all, but know it that whole circle of life thing. <BR/><BR/>LOVE your Walt Whitman mast head quote. It becomes more true every day. Nature remains...abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-86978456370979821202008-06-04T13:32:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:32:00.000-04:00These are great shots and well captured.Come and v...These are great shots and well captured.<BR/><BR/>Come and visit my Tree House.imachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533409255215440113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-14672542064050515772008-06-04T12:53:00.000-04:002008-06-04T12:53:00.000-04:00Great Snapper shots and wonderful "T"!Cheers, Klau...Great Snapper shots and wonderful "T"!<BR/>Cheers, KlausAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-5958374137922246862008-06-04T12:00:00.000-04:002008-06-04T12:00:00.000-04:00Quite a photogentic creature. Love the opened mout...Quite a photogentic creature. Love the opened mouth shot.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-30563546578913788682008-06-04T10:11:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:11:00.000-04:00You can't quite see it, but the snappers will have...You can't quite see it, but the snappers will have a little worm-like appendage on their tongues to attract prey. Nice photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-78097295740638548792008-06-04T05:57:00.000-04:002008-06-04T05:57:00.000-04:00Very interesting set of pictures. And the explanat...Very interesting set of pictures. And the explanation you gave from wikipedia too. I always thought that turtles were sea animals and the tortoise a land reptile, because in Australia they make that difference.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-19717043776503998192008-06-04T03:35:00.000-04:002008-06-04T03:35:00.000-04:00That is a great collection for t-day! Turtles are ...That is a great collection for t-day! Turtles are amazing creatures! Thanks for sharing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-81667888463216582142008-06-03T21:41:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:41:00.000-04:00Keep those fingers to yourself! ;)Keep those fingers to yourself! ;)Dave Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613987836803392641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-87478603656989882262008-06-03T21:30:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:30:00.000-04:00watch out for that snap! that would hurt!ine is up...watch out for that snap! that would hurt!<BR/>ine is up <A HREF="http://nevadailyphoto.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here</A> and <A HREF="http://letmebeblunt.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Nevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601316661181297640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-12864868630154408472008-06-03T21:15:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:15:00.000-04:00Love these guys! Although I have yet to see my fi...Love these guys! Although I have yet to see my first female laying eggs this year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-61962288106725095892008-06-03T20:49:00.000-04:002008-06-03T20:49:00.000-04:00Wow... I was miserably behind reading blogs. I ju...Wow... I was miserably behind reading blogs. I just caught up on several of your posts, enjoying each one. In this one, I like the picture with the pink mouth showing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-65617943974566324942008-06-03T18:39:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:39:00.000-04:00I did a turtle too but mine is not that big. Grea...I did a turtle too but mine is not that big. Great pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-77820073291061427952008-06-03T18:04:00.000-04:002008-06-03T18:04:00.000-04:00Great story and perfect photos.Well done on all th...Great story and perfect photos.<BR/>Well done on all the T's.<BR/><BR/>The Tide has Turned in Texas.<BR/>Come visit,<BR/>Troy and MarthaTexas Travelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-58939109072727853242008-06-03T17:57:00.000-04:002008-06-03T17:57:00.000-04:00Good question, Hyde, and it got me looking around ...Good question, Hyde, and it got me looking around to Wikipedia where it says this:<BR/>Although the word "turtle" is widely used to describe all members of the order Testudines, it is also common to see certain members described as terrapins, tortoises or sea turtles as well. Precisely how these alternative names are used, if at all, depends on the type of English being used.<BR/><BR/>British English normally describes these reptiles as turtles if they live in the sea; terrapins if they live in fresh or brackish water; or tortoises if they live on land. However, there are exceptions to this where American or Australian common names are in wide use, as with the Fly River turtle. <BR/><BR/>American English tends to use the word turtle for all species regardless of habitat, although tortoise may be used as a more precise term for any land-dwelling species. Oceanic species may be more specifically referred to as sea turtles. The name "terrapin" is strictly reserved for the brackish water diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin.<BR/><BR/>So, this could be, "Time for Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins!"<BR/>Thanks!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-70582787494466655572008-06-03T17:37:00.000-04:002008-06-03T17:37:00.000-04:00I'm wondering now what the difference is between a...I'm wondering now what the difference is between a turtle and a tortoise.<BR/><BR/>My T posts will go live at 6am BST.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-78943648320559763262008-06-03T17:13:00.000-04:002008-06-03T17:13:00.000-04:00Oooh, those eyes! Almost taunting you to try to ge...Oooh, those eyes! Almost taunting you to try to get her! Very good story to go with your photos. I enjoyed this very much. :)Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-17842998720139349632008-06-03T14:43:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:43:00.000-04:00wow...i never saw turtle photos so close like you....wow...i never saw turtle photos so close like you. Great post<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.picturingoflife.com/2008/06/abc-photograph-11-tulips-and-train.html" REL="nofollow">My T post in here</A> ThanksJuliana RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03482713794453476721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-8140895235490359672008-06-03T13:39:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:39:00.000-04:00Great choice for T!Love turtles:)Petunia's ABCGreat choice for T!<BR/>Love turtles:)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://petuniablogg.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Petunia's ABC</A>Petuniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293164536126433312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7757093280387768593.post-9319252119622374392008-06-03T13:35:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:35:00.000-04:00you got some fabulous shots of this turtle. What a...you got some fabulous shots of this turtle. What a fascinating creature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com