{"id":5093,"date":"2001-04-30T08:11:24","date_gmt":"2001-04-30T13:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=5093"},"modified":"2010-03-09T08:21:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T13:21:54","slug":"warm-up-%e2%80%94-30-april-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=5093","title":{"rendered":"Warm Up \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 30 April 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"04-30-1<\/a><\/p>\n

Don Lewis Examines Male Diamondback Terrapin in Blackfish Creek<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0A southwest breeze bathed the Land of Ooze with refreshing warmth.\u00c2\u00a0 Blue skies and lazy clouds painted Wellfleet Bay in springtime hues.\u00c2\u00a0 Still, few turtles have emerged from brumation.\u00c2\u00a0 But with a string of 70\u00c2\u00b0F days in the immediate forecast, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only a matter of time.\u00c2\u00a0 One hazard surprised me as I waded the creek.\u00c2\u00a0 So many pairs of mating horseshoe crabs have gathered in the low tide rip that it has converted the rapids into a virtual minefield.<\/p>\n

\"04-30-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Eight-Year-Old Male Terrapin #1052\u00c2\u00a0 Floats through Rip<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Two male terrapins floated through the rip this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 Number 1052 came first; an 8-year-old with perfectly pristine carapace and plastron, he tipped the scales at 222 grams and stretched to 11 centimeters long.<\/p>\n

\"04-30-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Male Terrapin #1047 Swims through Blackfish Creek Rip<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A few minutes later a repeat customer swam into view.\u00c2\u00a0 Terrapin 1047, you may recall, was first observed a week ago on 23 April in the first group of turtles seen active in 2001 (see Firsts \u00e2\u20ac\u201d 23 April 2001<\/a>).\u00c2\u00a0 In the last week, he seems to have warmed up a lot and has become quite active and aggressive.<\/p>\n

\"04-30-4<\/a><\/p>\n

Male Diamondback Terrapin #1047<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

He lost 4 grams in weight with his shell peeling off its winter covering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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