{"id":13386,"date":"2013-06-06T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=13386"},"modified":"2013-06-07T13:11:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T18:11:49","slug":"protecting-eastern-box-turtle-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=13386","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Eastern Box Turtle Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-002-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13389\" title=\"curt smith 002 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-002-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-002-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-002-480-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Female Eastern Box Turtle @ Outer Cape Cod<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curt Smith of Wellfleet and Boston discovered this beautiful Eastern box turtle on a nesting run in Wellfleet on Outer Cape Cod June 6th.\u00c2\u00a0 He kindly alerted Turtle Journal of his find and sent us these photographs, which he authorized us to post for your enjoyment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-003-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13390\" title=\"curt smith 003 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-003-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-003-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-003-480-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Eastern Box Turtle Nest @ Outer Cape Cod<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Curt observed this box\u00c2\u00a0turtle digging a nest, depositing her eggs and disguising the spot after she finished.\u00c2\u00a0 Fortunately, Curt took a photograph immediately afterwards, so that we can see the outline of the nest highlighted by discoloration of the soil\u00c2\u00a0caused by\u00c2\u00a0the moisture of upturned dirt.\u00c2\u00a0 Within an hour or so, the nest would have perfectly blended into the background, and would have been impossible to detect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-004-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13391\" title=\"curt smith 004 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-004-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-004-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-004-480-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Protected Eastern Box Turtle Nest @ Outer Cape Cod<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With predators in the area, foxes and skunks and raccoons, Curt protected the nest with a double cage of chicken wire and a chicken wire blanket stretching out from the nest.\u00c2\u00a0 Before emplacing this protective shield, Curt confirmed the presence of eggs in the nest by gently probing the egg chamber.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-001-480.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13388\" title=\"curt smith 001 480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-001-480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-001-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/curt-smith-001-480-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Eastern Box Turtle Mating in May<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While clearly not the same female box turtle seen nesting on June 6th, this photograph that Curt snapped two weeks earlier shows the amorous activity that leads to nesting.\u00c2\u00a0 If April showers bring May flowers, then surely May\u00c2\u00a0necking yields June nesting &#8230; for turtles in the Great White North.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turtle Journal thanks Curt Smith for his bold action to save the world, one turtle at a time.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Female Eastern Box Turtle @ Outer Cape Cod Curt Smith of Wellfleet and Boston discovered this beautiful Eastern box turtle on a nesting run in Wellfleet on Outer Cape Cod June 6th.\u00c2\u00a0 He kindly alerted Turtle Journal of his find and sent us these photographs, which he authorized us to post for your enjoyment. 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