tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85475062570886480.post6643975541116283615..comments2023-10-16T03:30:03.697-04:00Comments on Anybody Seen My Focus?: Musk Turtles On The MoveJSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05304860411928147546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85475062570886480.post-90005201049587160202010-12-05T08:19:51.251-05:002010-12-05T08:19:51.251-05:00I did a little more checking and it seems that Mus...I did a little more checking and it seems that Musk Turtles are generally thought to active nocturnally or at twilight. However, this is not absolute; some feed during the day. My original guess was that they were nocturnal and we'd just stumbled on them 'getting up.' Looks like this is the case for the turtles in this area.JSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304860411928147546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85475062570886480.post-91234318461006148742010-12-05T08:04:29.129-05:002010-12-05T08:04:29.129-05:00It was really neat and probably a once-in-a-lifeti...It was really neat and probably a once-in-a-lifetime observation. I only saw it because the lake level was being lowered and they were covered by only a few inches of water. I'd been watching the moluscs and was about to give up for the day. My husband had turned up at the lake and I'd dragged him down to watch them. He was the one who saw the turtles start to rise and we just watched them. It was a cool day and they didn't leave the water so I'm thinking something else may trigger them but probably will never know unless some turtle expert can throw light on the observation. It was neat though.JSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304860411928147546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85475062570886480.post-70901531191062734432010-12-05T01:35:52.657-05:002010-12-05T01:35:52.657-05:00Hey, that's pretty neat to have seen all of th...Hey, that's pretty neat to have seen all of those turtles rise from the mud. If it was 4pm, I'm guessing it had become warm enough for them to venture out?Amber Coakleyhttp://www.birderslounge.comnoreply@blogger.com