I do a lot of writing about birds, and a lot (and I mean a lot) of bird photography.  

Today, I’m taking a different approach, and looking at photographs of things that are not birds.

The first set of photos are all of turtles.  Primarily, they are of snapping turtles, because I came across seven different snapping turtles on my walk earlier this week, and one more this morning.  I’d never seen anything like it before.

Notes:

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2. I still do lots of bird photograph, but wanted to try something different;


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TURTLES

Snapping Turtles, Rockingham, VT, June 2009

Take a look at that last photo.  This is what most of them were doing: either sitting in or moving out of dirt holes.  I didn’t know this at the time, but what they were doing was burying their eggs.  In a few months, a bunch of baby snapping turtles should be climbing out of those holes and heading for the water.  I’ve done a little research and I know when to start looking.  If I’m lucky, I’ll get photos of those as well.

I’ve got a couple more photos from Surry, NH.  At the time, I thought this was a snapping turtle, too, but looking at the others, I’m convinced this is something else.  Anyone able to help me?

Surry, NH, May 2009

Mystery #1

Everything else that follows are bugs of some sort (spiders, dragon or damselflies, moths, butterflies or other miscellaneous insects, grouped by region.  I do not know what these are.  I do not know bugs the way I know birds.  So this is also a plea for help.  If you can help me ID any of the creatures below, it would be great:

MAINE

Scarborough, ME, August 2008

Mystery #2

Mystery #3

Kennebunk, ME, May of 2008

Mystery #4

Mystery #5

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Charlestown, NH, May – June 2009

Mystery #6



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Mystery #8

Keene, NH, August 2008

Mystery #9

Keene, NH, May 2009

Mystery #10

Stoddard, NH, May 2009

Mystery #11



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VERMONT

Groton, VT, July 2008

Mystery #15



Mystery #16

Rockingham, VT, May – June 2009

Mystery #17



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Rutland, VT, May 2009

Mystery #21

Southeastern VT, July – September 2008

Mystery #22



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Southeastern VT, May 2009

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Mystery #26

Southeastern VT, October 2008

Mystery #27

Westminster, VT, August 2008

Mystery #28