Tuesday, July 30, 2019,
This is another Diamondback Terrapin that I found at West Meadow Creek in Setauket. I realize that from the angle that I took this photo that this turtle may look small but this is a case in which looks are deceiving. This beauty is a full grown female Terrapin and she is returning to the creek after having laid her eggs on shore. JK
Friday, July 26, 2019,
This is a pair of White-tailed Deer I saw at West Meadow Beach. They’re both in their summer colors – I love that red – and the male is sporting the start of a fine pair of antlers. These two deer are obviously fond of each other. If this keeps up, they may be dance partners during the autumn rutting season. JK
JK
Thursday, July 25, 2019,
JK
Tuesday, July 23, 2019,
JK
Thursday, July 18, 2019,
This is a female Diamondback Terrapin. She’s heading back to the West Meadow Creek after nesting. Terrapins are coastal water turtles and it’s only the females that leave the water. These are not pleasure trips. In fact, it’s all business – the business of continuing the species. The females leave the relative safety of the water to risk predation by animals like foxes and raccoons and many others. They do this in order to find a safe place to lay their eggs so that another generation of Terrapins can follow in her footsteps. JK
JK