The
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) is a small land turtle who lives a long life, just like parrots.
They stay within a small area from where we see them, they do not go far.
Often I have helped this little fellow cross the road in front of our
house. He is under the bird bath (and dripper) where he can find a
lot of moisture on the ground. In the winter they are dormant and bury
themselves under leaves and mud. In the warmer spring weather they come
out of hibernation, we begin to see them after a long
absence in winter.
Here
is a close-up at the base of the bird bath. I pray this turtle will live
to come and visit
us again.
