Nesting - Egg Laying Turtle - 7 Shots

[canonloader]

Not sure what kind of turtle this is, but she is fresh water and lives in a swamp along the Mississippi River in Wisconsin.

The hole was already dug and some eggs in it when I came upon her...


A couple of eggs. I didn't want to get too close...


Another angle of the eggs. They were about 9 inches down and almost as big as a small chicken egg...


Here she is covering it up...


She would take big scoops of dirt and pull it into the hole...


Then she would make a 'fist' with her back paws and stamp it down...


She had a little "running" action with her back feet while tamping down the dirt. Turtles can run, when they want to...

[Suicidenote]

nice series and descriptions to "teach" us what is going on.

[canonloader]

Thanks Elph, it's all about sharing. This turtle was just a few feet off the road and the ground was sandy. Not much traffic as it was in a county park. It just shows, you never know what your going to see, or where. I'm over 60 and never seen this in my life.

[khall]

In a word 'Fantastic"

Thanks for taking the time to take the shots and pass on.

Ken.

[canonloader]

Thanks Ken. I don't see why the green sea turtles should get all the action. Other turtles lay eggs too.