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Gramps is happy that the all-you-can-eat salad bar is starting to turn green again. #tortoise #GopherTortoise

A light brown/sandy gopher tortoise, looking away from the camera. The back of the shell is chipped in a few places. His little gray head is peeking out but he's not looking at the camera.

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Violating a rule of thumb, finally drilled into me, to "look up", at tree tops and branches, while doing bird/nature photography.

On this outing, I was looking for more 'low-hanging fruit' (actually not at all easy to find!) Looking for scrub jays in the scrub, mostly. I did not succeed with the jays, but was surprised to see some other (ground) creatures I wasn't looking for.

I came across a deer, plus the 'Echo Moth'

#Photography #Nature #Fenfotos #Caterpillar #Deer #GopherTortoise

Photo by Fenichel:
A bright, colorful echo moth caterpillar, deep orange with horizontal bands of black and yellow, and quite "hairy" from end to end, is on a sandy trail across scrub woods in Southern Florida.

Photo by Fenichel: Gopher Tortoise
A large tortoise with dark gray/brown shell is walking among stalks of tall grass, which it stops to eat.

Photo by Fenichel:
A deer crosses the trail very close by. Behind is scrub bush and trees, in foreground the sand/dirt/gravel path.

I know that Gopher Tortoises are cantankerous beasties, but this one in particular seems to be reveling in my frustration that it dug a burrow right by my front door. Really, my guy? REALLY?

#tortoise #gophertortoise #TortoiseTuesday

Taken from the top of a stoop, looking over at the yard on the right side. It is mostly dirt, with a gopher tortoise having decided that's a good place for a burrow.

Gopher Tortoise #gophertortoise http://youtube.com/watch?v=pZJykj-Y2B4&si=v-rIP5PFZxra3l6r https://eclecticchicknicole.wordpress.com/2023/10/19/gopher-tortoise-gophertortoise/

For no reason, I would like to show you this teensy tiny itty bitty baby gopher tortoise that one of my dogs alerted me to this morning. It is AT MOST two inches long and is the cutest little baby I have ever seen in my life. I might have let out a squeak. And don't worry, baby is safe, baby is not in danger from the dog. I love me some Gopher Tortoises and try my best to do right by them. There are maybe a dozen, at least, on my property. #dogsofmastodon #tortoise #gophertortoise

A German Shepherd alerting, sticking her head through a fence to point out a teeny tiny baby gopher tortoise that is not even two inches long.

A closeup picture of a teeny tiny baby gopher tortoise that is not even two inches long.

When you're creeping on your neighbors on their date.

#gophertortoise #tortoisesofmastodon #tortoise

One large gopher tortoise following a smaller one into a burrow

Happy #EarthDay! #caterpillar #milkweed #roseatespoonbill #thistle #gophertortoise

According to our latest survey, we house over 500 #gophertortoise burrows, which means that we have a lot of tortoises! Come on out and visit them, we're open on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month! Check our website for more details. Photo by Ana Maria. #nature #Florida

Over 90% of gopher tortoise eggs are eaten by predators such as armadillos and raccoons before they even have a chance to hatch. We shouldn’t contribute to those numbers by disturbing tortoise eggs. Help protect your local tortoises by sharing! #gophertortoise #didyouknow

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