(click on photo to enlarge)I say deja vu as just last summer I witnessed another turtle digging a nest in my front yard.
Look closely and you will see that the female snapper has sustained a severe deforming injury to her shell that has long since healed. Poor baby. She also has a large cyst on her back leg. In spite of her past tragedy she has prevailed to continue her species...... one tough cookie!
For more information about this Virginia turtle: http://www.dgif.state.va.us/wildlife/species/display.asp?id=030050
Photograph by Carolyn Hietala
