tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post568160728430299180..comments2024-03-23T17:29:21.173-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Turtle RainBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-20250350928227557472011-10-05T19:28:41.747-04:002011-10-05T19:28:41.747-04:00My boyfriend called me this evening, he saved a tu...My boyfriend called me this evening, he saved a turtle that was about to get hit. Problem is, he's dead set on bringing him home to become a pet. I tried telling him it would be much happier in its natural habitat, but he seems to be convinced we should keep it. I even suggested that we write our initials on its back with nail polish like my dad and I did when I was a kid. (If we ever see it again, we'd know it was him). This doesnt hurt the turtle in any way, right? Can you please give me some advice on explaining to him how much happier it would be in the wild?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-69503750501927628032008-06-19T10:26:00.000-04:002008-06-19T10:26:00.000-04:00I stumbled across this post today because on my wa...I stumbled across this post today because on my way to work today, i saw a box turtle crossing a county road I pulled over and got out of the car to help carry it across to the other side. Every car was avoiding it it got to the middle of the lane where i figured it would be safe until i got to it. I was about 40 feet away when a guy purposely swerved to the side and crushes it. I just stared at the man in the blue suv as he drove by. Seriously people have issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-79466806854855494942008-06-12T12:58:00.000-04:002008-06-12T12:58:00.000-04:00We form a quiet society, we turtle savers.I don't ...We form a quiet society, we turtle savers.<BR><BR>I don't understand the clueless idiots who run them over. It's not a deer or a squirrel, which dash wildly from the side of the road across traffic and are therefore sometimes unavoidable. <BR><BR>How hard is it to avoid hitting a turtle if you are not driving asleep or intoxicated? I guarantee those same morons would be a little more hesitant to hit and vigilant to avoid, if it were a glass bottle or a knee-deep pothole in their path.Eastcoastdwellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18140530743668908554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-65161904032491061452006-06-27T09:13:00.000-04:002006-06-27T09:13:00.000-04:00KathiA naturalist should us how it's done. You gen...Kathi<BR>A naturalist should us how it's done. You gentle insert a finger along the front edge of the rear leg. Gentle probe and if there are eggs you will feel them.Rondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-66252720867851838572006-06-20T21:07:00.000-04:002006-06-20T21:07:00.000-04:00Thank you for saving the turtles. I try to stop w...Thank you for saving the turtles. I try to stop whenever I can (without getting crushed myself) to move a turtle off the road. I finally learned to move them to the side they were going TOWARD; I used to just put them on the closest side. Who knows how many turtles have cursed me in the past for moving them backwards?<BR><BR>I save box turtles primarily. I gave up on helping snapping turtles when one nearly took my finger off - ungrateful creature! I stopped on a busy 4 lane city street once for a box turtle, but by the time I worked my way back, he had been hit (read: smashed) It was pretty awful.<BR><BR>I know how to sex box turtles, but how could you tell the female was full of eggs?<BR><BR>KathiKatDocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-36682044957162800772006-06-19T21:39:00.000-04:002006-06-19T21:39:00.000-04:00I don't know if you've ever read Burning Silo, but...I don't know if you've ever read <A HREF="http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/06/17/turtle-crossing-day/" REL="nofollow">Burning Silo</A>, but she also had a post up over the weekend about rescuing turtles in Ontario. I hope you are all rewarded for your good deeds. The protection of the littlest among us is the finest work of all.robin andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-60892311549930927272006-06-19T20:39:00.000-04:002006-06-19T20:39:00.000-04:00I thought I had a chance to help one of the little...I thought I had a chance to help one of the little guys yesterday. He or she was pointing in a non-specific direction, so I turned around. But by the time I got back it had vanished, so I guess I saw it just as it had crossed. Whew!Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078356859687789659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-71775831315188145292006-06-19T16:25:00.000-04:002006-06-19T16:25:00.000-04:00Hey Annie! Always so nice to "see" you here. Thank...Hey Annie! Always so nice to "see" you here. Thanks for helping the turtles, too! Sending a hug your way.--BT3<BR><BR>Mojo:<BR>It's something that's happened to me 3 times and each time is more horrible than tha last.Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-1111907920828594382006-06-19T15:49:00.000-04:002006-06-19T15:49:00.000-04:00Add 3 more turtles to the "saved" list for today! ...Add 3 more turtles to the "saved" list for today! Along our bike ride this morning, Scott and I stopped 3 different times for a turtle. One poor guy was lying on his back, but he was ok when we put him in the grass near the water.akoggenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-21366372288906577992006-06-19T14:56:00.000-04:002006-06-19T14:56:00.000-04:00Actually watching a box turtle get smashed as I wa...Actually watching a box turtle get smashed as I was trying to save it would be almost too much to bear. <BR><BR>Aside from the concave bottom on the males, are there other cluses to gender? Eye color?MojoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06096474238114783572noreply@blogger.com