The Acrobatic Turtle

Written By - By Milt Inman - 05/24/2007

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The small turtle came out the water onto the limb of a dead tree about 3-inches in diameter.  A turtle has a nearly flat shell witch adds to the difficulty of this balancing act on a round log. He or she Turtle climbed at least three feet up this round stick of wood and was a good 2-feet above the water and there it was taking in the sunshine.

 

I was there off and on for two hours and he or she was still there when I left to go home.  I was wondering did the turtle turn around and go back down the limb or did it just jump the 2 feet into the water? 

 

I will never know because I had to leave and the turtle was still there.  I do know it was quite a feat for a youngster!    Milt