This female Box Turtle spent over an hour roaming about our yard, probably looking for that perfect spot to lay her eggs. (Click on blog link for other photos.)
She walked around the back yard and the side yard and then the front yard, having to climb over the paver stones on the driveway to get there.
She finally found a spot and start digging a nest with her back legs. After about 15 minutes, something must have spooked her, and she left and went to hide under a bush. We saw her again the following morning but she disappeared into the woods.
We had a Box Turtle lay her eggs in our yard a few years. It was so much fun calculating the day they might hatch and then watching all five of the little hatchlings make their way in this new world to them. So sweet…
We had just started out on a hike when I looked up and saw this gorgeous Bald Eagle soaring above. Wow! ( Click on blog link for other photos.)
I’ve only seen a couple of them on Cape Cod, so this was a big treat! As we hiked around the pond, I was hoping to see it again. And there it was, way up high in the tree, overlooking the pond.
You can see how far away he was in the last photo which I took from across the pond. If you look very closely at the tallest tree to the right, you can see his silhouette. So cool!
I was out for an early hike at Fort Hill when I saw this White-tailed Deer on the boardwalk munching away. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
She looked at me and I told her it was a beautiful day to be on the trail. She just continued eating away as I walked by. She wasn’t bothered by me at all.
