Little friend...

chris pearson

Michigan Canoe Nut
Another Sunday of sailing with my daughter. She found this little guy on the beach!
 

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Chris,

This little guy was in the nest from last year, probably a late nest that did not get sufficient warmth to hatch in the aug/Sept period as most other painted turtrles so the eggs remain in the ground over winter and hatch in the spring. This is a phenomenon that never ceases to amaze me, a reptilian embryoe that can be frozen solid and then be alive and viable to hatch the following spring !!

Ed
 
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