Q: Why did the turtle cross the driveway?

A:  I don't know, I didn't ask him.


Eastern box turtle, Terapene carolina carolina, crossing the driveway.

 Turtle shell from the top.

 This one is a male.  He has red eyes and a concave plastron.

Turtle toes and tail.

 

Another Bird Feeder Story

Hey, look, there are no greedy mourning doves at the sunflower seed feeder.

The little birds can eat.  Here's a male goldfinch.

A female goldfinch joins him.

And here comes a chickadee.

A Bird Feeder Story

Those greedy doves have emptied the sunflower seed feeder again.

 The titmice just feed from the flower itself.

A chipmunk waits below for droppage.

My Pet Lizard

This Eastern fence lizard likes to sun herself on the corner of the house and takes little notice of humans walking past.  Her colors are intense--she's the one that just shed her skin a few days ago.

Lizard toes with claws. 
 

Garden Marauder

Eastern cottontail, Sylvilagus floridanus

Shedding

There he was, Mr. Eastern Fence Lizard, Sceloporus undulatus, on the wall outside the downstairs windows, changing his skin.

How Many Mourning Doves Can Fit at the Bird Feeder?

One?

 

Three?

 

Six is the maximum observed.

Edited on 8/6/17 to add:  I saw eight trying to get to the seed this evening, but the camera wasn't handy.