Turtles Return

Turtles Return

2025-07-15

The location of the garden must be the breeding ground for turtles. We discovered early on that they show up every year in May and June. This year was no different. In fact there were more than ever.

A turtle digging a nest in a grassy area next to a gravel path, with a stack of bricks in the background.

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A garden with raised beds and wooden frames, surrounded by grass and trees, with a red-roofed building and a body of water in the background.

A turtle on a gravel bank near a grassy area with a body of water in the background.

A turtle on green grass.

A grassy lawn with a small turtle in the center, surrounded by trees and a shadow in the foreground.

Two turtles on a grassy lawn near a blue septic tank cover, with raised garden beds and potted tomato plants in the background.

A turtle partially buried in dirt near a garden bed with green grass and a hose visible in the background.

A snapping turtle walking on a grassy lawn near a wooden planter with a chive plant with purple flowers, with a body of water in the background.

A snapping turtle on a rocky and grassy shoreline near water, surrounded by green plants and small pink flowers.

A snapping turtle digging a nest partially buried in a patch of dirt surrounded by grass.

A snapping turtle with a dark shell is on a patch of dirt surrounded by green plants and grass.

Two snapping turtles digging nests on a grassy area with patches of dirt and scattered plants near a body of water.

Scattered white turtle shells on green grass dug up by a predator.

Snapping turtle by a grassy area with a small patch of dirt, rocks, and a body of water in the background.