Dan, There aren’t many logs. This body of water is a bit of sand-bottomed riverbed that got cut off from the main stream long ago. I think those things the turtles are resting on are bits of old piers.
Rick > On Apr 12, 2021, at 1:39 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nicely photographed. Is there a shortage of logs, or is it just turtle > mating season there? > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 5:56 PM Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We had not visited the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge until Easter >> weekend, even though it is a 20-minute drive from our house. It is noted >> for the variety of waterfowl and other birds that stop over during >> migration season. >> >> We started down one of the trails and came upon two glum-looking gentlemen >> sitting on a bench, each with a DSLR, loooong lens, and camera backpack. >> Apparently the waterfowl were behind schedule. >> >> We continued on our walk, though, and indeed the fowl were sparse. We saw >> a goose, a pair of coots, and ~lots~ of turtles. >> >> Most of the turtles are red-ear turtles, which are an invasive species. >> Are there any turtle mavens who can identify the one in the far left >> foreground? >> >> The coots were barely within range of my FA 80-320 lens. >> >> The woods were pleasant, though, and the walk was good. >> >> >> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2021/April-2021/Heinz-Refuge/ >> >> >> Comments always appreciated. >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
