On a recent trip to one of our study sites, this #WoodTurtle was spotted basking under the branches of an invasive honeysuckle.
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On a recent survey to a new site, Kiley found what looked like a decent #WoodTurtle nesting beach, and after entering some notes about the habitat quality, he glanced down at his feet and spotted this gravid female looking back up at him.
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While Kiley often wears chest waders during Wood Turtle surveys, they can be downright uncomfortable on sunny days in the 50s, let alone mid 70s! Luckily Kiley is pretty used to getting his feet wet. #Orianne #KileyBriggs #FacesoftheForest #turtlesurvey #floodedboots
Making a guest star appearance, former Orianne Society technician Molly Parren is pictured here with a Wood Turtle at a site she knows very well and was kind enough to show us around earlier this month.
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Severe floods in #Vermont this summer flooded and likely destroyed most #WoodTurtle nests. Yet, the floods also created many new nest sites such as this one, potentially boosting nest success for the coming years. #OrianneSociety #KileyBriggs #conservation #vermontwildlife
Our Hudson-Berkshire technicians, Madie and Giovanni, showing of a few of the Wood Turtles they’ve found during our first few weeks on the ground in southeastern New York.
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#Mudpuppies are large fully aquatic #salamanders (~ a foot long) that never lose their external gills like other salamanders and are the only #amphibian in the #GreatNorthernForests that become MORE active in #winter . #KileyBriggs #FacesoftheForest #Orianne
One of the first #WoodTurtles we see at the start of each season is this male, #27, who turns up in almost exactly the same spot hiding in woody debris by the river in the early days of May. Let’s see if we can spot him for a fourth year in a row! #KileyBriggs #FacesoftheForest
While scoping out a new site to potentially do some turtle surveys, Kiley noticed something unusual about one of the Red-tailed Hawks circling above.
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Although winter just began, we are already looking forward to the return of Wood Turtles during in the early days of spring.
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Often overlooked due to how common they are in the northeast, Eastern Gartersnakes are worth pausing to admire.
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These Wood Turtle tracks tell an interesting story. Would anybody care to guess what that story is? Non-experts only please.
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A few years ago when Kiley and Mel were tracking #turtles at a site in eastern Vermont, Mel had the good fortune of finding one of the telemetry turtles excavating her nest.
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Check out these recent pics of a Wood Turtle hiding in a moose footprint! If you can’t see the turtle, click through to the last photos to find some helpful labels and arrows.
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On one of his first days as a Wood Turtle tech, Giovanni intently scans the river in search of a mating pair of Wood Turtles Kiley spotted moments before.
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Last month, a lot of people had a total solar eclipse on their minds. This Wood Turtle, however, has a total eclipse forever in its eyes.
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This video shows a few Wood Turtles looking for a place to nest, followed by footage of one of the nests hatching about 80 days later.
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Most mornings, Kiley is greeted by this American Toad on his way out the door. It is common to have a toad live by a front door. Many insects attracted to porch lights fall to the ground, which attracts the toads.
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'What do frogs and salamanders eat? They eat anything that moves that they think will fit in their mouth.'
Learn more about “gape-limited predators” from Kiley on Faces of the Forest this month!
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Shortly after starting Wood Turtle surveys in New York this spring, Kiley started to see some familiar Wood Turtle butts poking out of the plant and woody debris along the streambanks.
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