{"id":1583,"date":"2015-12-29T15:53:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2015-12-29T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T20:53:53","slug":"jamaica-pond-baby-snapping-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/jamaica-pond-baby-snapping-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica Pond: Baby Snapping Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"

We walked around Jamaica Pond on Christmas Eve. Our unseasonably warm December weather continued. Boston hit a high of 69° F (about 21° C). Many plants in the area have been behaving as if it were spring. A cherry tree in Jamaica Plain was in full bloom. And a few plants near the boathouse were unfurling new leaves.<\/p>\n

\"Plant
Plant unfurling its leaves in winter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\nThe Pond’s water level was low, leaving a stretch of mud near the boathouse. A young woman was closely watching something moving along the mud. We joined her in finding a baby snapping turtle slowly making its way upland.<\/p>\n
\"Baby
Baby snapping turtle next to Jamaica Pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When not moving, the turtle (Chelydra serpentina<\/i>) disappeared, looking like just another rock on the beach. The light was also fading, as we were only a half hour from sunset.
\n\"Snapping<\/p>\n

The turtle’s shell was approximately 3 cm in length. It must have hatched earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\"Close-up<\/p>\n

Isabel Costa was one of the onlookers. On June 9, she saw a snapping turtle lay its eggs on a slope just on the other side of the path from where we were standing. She showed us a photo on her phone.<\/p>\n

\"Snapping
Photo by Isabel Costa of an egg-laying snapping turtle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As of yesterday, winter has returned. Hopefully, this turtle is biding its time deep in the waters of Jamaica Pond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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