Active on December 16th !
Active on December 16th !
In water on Mississippi River at north tip.od Stafford Island south of Ferguson's Falls
This is my observation #6000!
While this is not the first time I have found a Stinkpot, this is somehow the first time I have photographed one.
The turtle was found on land, walking in a grassy area between a road and a forested riverbank, walking towards the river. A severe thunderstorm was bearing down on this spot (it later caused hail damage in Ottawa) which may have been the impetus for movement.
In thin pine duff on a sandy ridge. Area was formerly a sandy barren and oak-pine scrub savanna.