Comments for CaniConfidimus

Comment on The fox is still with us by robin andrea

robin andrea — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:31:19 +0000

It’s great to see such stamina and resilience in a wild animal. No vet visits, they just carry on as best they can. She’s a survivor. I wish her the very best in a long and healthy future.

Comment on Where have all the hummers gone? Now, with an update … by Mark P

Mark P — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:25:10 +0000

Just last night we looked out to the feeder and there was a flock of them so big we couldn’t count them. Of course they scattered when I went out to take a picture.

Comment on Where have all the hummers gone? Now, with an update … by robin andrea

robin andrea — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:52:32 +0000

I’m glad your hummers have returned in the numbers you expect. I’ve noticed this year that we are feeding fewer hummers. There was a time last summer when I was making a quart a day, but now I make a quart every three days. It may have something to do with one or two males scaring off all the other birds. They pick a perch on the feeder and won’t let anyone else eats. It goes on for days. I just hope they all figure out and learn how to share. LOL!

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by Mark P

Mark P — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:23:33 +0000

Well, I had a 50-50 chance of getting it right, and, of course, I didn’t take the time to check. So, as I recall, it looked like there was an indentation right behind the part of the shell that closes on the bottom. Does that sound right?

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:54:49 +0000

Actually, it’s the male that has the concave plastron. And it’s really an indentation not affecting the entire plastron, just the centermost area. Some turtles are hard to tell, and then I fall back on other approaches.

Some turtles can use the escaping air as they close up to make a decidedly hissing noise that sounds very much like an expression of annoyance.

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by Mark P

Mark P — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:19:58 +0000

I looked at the plastron, and I think it was concave. That’s indicative of a female, isn’t it? She, if she was a she, withdrew as I picked her up, and it made a neat pneumatic sound.

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by Pablo

Pablo — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:26:34 +0000

Extra karma points for you.

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by robin andrea

robin andrea — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:36:21 +0000

Nice find! Really good of you to get it across the road safely.

Comment on Lucy and the turtle by Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:25:00 +0000

Good boy, Zeke! If I had a dog, which I wouldn’t regardless, I’d definitely expect it to point to turtles!

So the second most fun thing in its class is to reply to a neighbor’s photo of a box turtle: “Yes, that’s Maggie. I found her June 2 2009, and you’ve seen her twice since then.”

I’d probably have made the same road side decision. Gives me the creeps to see the poor old turtle on the edge line like that. Male or female? Nicely patterned! You can always tell it’s spring, with male box turtles at least, if you didn’t know before.

Comment on Layers of green, layers of gray by robin andrea

robin andrea — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:58:12 +0000

The sky looks beautiful there. Really surprising that you didn’t get any rain. It’s already scary dry here, and we have the whole dry summer still ahead of us.