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Callalily

(15,032 posts)
7. A few of mine
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 12:22 PM
Mar 2021

Duck log rolling, taken from a previous walk


Deer in my backyard


Turkey in my backyard


Dolphin from previous vacation

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,834 posts)
10. Those are fantastic photos, my dear Callalily! How lucky that you were able to catch them. n/t
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 12:55 PM
Mar 2021

Ocelot II

(122,585 posts)
9. Best I can come up with is a softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera.
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 12:38 PM
Mar 2021


They're pretty common but you don't see them very often.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
14. I like soft shells more than logger heads but both are nearing endangered I think. nt
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 03:29 PM
Mar 2021

Ocelot II

(122,585 posts)
19. This one was a northern spiny softshell, which I found in Lake Pepin,
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 05:19 PM
Mar 2021

a wide spot in the Mississippi River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. They are not endangered, but its relative, the smooth softshell (Apalone mutica) is of "special concern" in the area, though it's not on the federal endangered species list.

AndyS

(14,559 posts)
16. Oh, what a cute little bunny! That's a cotton tail 'cause his tail looks like a cotton ball. nt
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 03:31 PM
Mar 2021
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