Three of the nine turtles began emerging from their eggs July 6, right on schedule 66 days from laying.
The first one to hatch was #7, and the kids name it ‘Finn’ since that’s the first part of it we saw.
Stinking Cutie!
Pretty soon, several other embryos were visibly on their way to turtle-hood.
An umbilicus on each will buy several days’ survival until they find a more permanent habitat — our creek in the back where Mama lives.
#5’s yolk sac is quite visible in the sunlight, #6 has the prettiest shell pattern, and #7 remains wary of its temporary captors.
Please pardon any typos as this post was hastily composed and delivered without the aid of a desktop from the comfort of the back porch swing. Still outside!!
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I love the turtle pictures.
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Me too, Sonya. They make me smile every time I look at them. 😀
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Lovely turtles! I fell in love with my ex-husband when we went for a turtle walk (to get the hatchlings out of hatchery and release them into the sea, safely). I used to tell him that he went for a turtle walk and found his turtle dove!! What turtles are these?
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Aw, that’s a great memory to have. These turtles are a common kind here along fresh water along The Gulf: red-eared slider. We will release to he creek tomorrow. Thanks for sharing your experience, IsyLLiS!
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Great news and photos!
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Thank you, Belinda. It was fun while it lasted, and three of them even hung out under some brush in the creek for a day. They’ve all moved on now — probably hungry!
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Incredible recording of new life, Shannon. How very exciting!
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I love it! Beats the summer doldrums and all nine are well and swimming now, to be released to the wild tomorrow. Nice to see you, Jet, and I hope you are enjoying your summer too.
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