tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post6568365352716276240..comments2024-02-29T22:20:01.456-08:00Comments on Union Bay Watch : Taking A StandLarry Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-63346430079724303492017-09-30T13:33:41.325-07:002017-09-30T13:33:41.325-07:00You are very kind! Thank you! Larry
You are very kind! Thank you! Larry<br />Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-75171199440029731522017-09-30T11:34:33.668-07:002017-09-30T11:34:33.668-07:00You are a great teacher. Thank you very much.You are a great teacher. Thank you very much.Judy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344586595082462857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-90711114216169628112017-09-19T09:23:48.623-07:002017-09-19T09:23:48.623-07:00Dennis C.,
You were right! Dennis Paulson agrees. ...Dennis C.,<br />You were right! Dennis Paulson agrees. Here is Dennis' reply,<br /><br />"Hi, Larry.<br /><br />Indeed I would say the smallest turtle is a Painted Turtle, from the red margin on the shell and the yellow stripe behind the eye. There are a lot of them in Lake Washington, not anywhere nearly as many as Red-eared Sliders but quite widely distributed. I’ve seen them just about everywhere there are Red-ears out basking. I don’t know if this is a native population (they are common in eastern WA but not at all widespread in western) or one that originated from released captives, just like the sliders.<br /><br />Dennis"<br /><br />Thank you both, Dennis C. & P., for helping all of us learn more about our non-native Union Bay turtles! LarryLarry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-22826750729598885442017-09-18T16:10:17.722-07:002017-09-18T16:10:17.722-07:00I wondered about both of those possibilities. In t...I wondered about both of those possibilities. In the case of the potential painted turtle My thought was the shape of the shell was too high and rounded (compared to the painted turtles on Dennis's post) and the scutes were much more defined. But as I said I am guessing. Thank you for mentioning your source I will need to add that to my references. I might ask Dennis about the "painted one". Thanks for your thoughts!Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-47404115230850309892017-09-18T15:50:34.634-07:002017-09-18T15:50:34.634-07:00Larry,
In your first turtle photo, I think the one...Larry,<br />In your first turtle photo, I think the one perched on top of the middle slider is a native painted turtle: different yellow stripes on the face, reddish edge on the carapace, reddish plastron (chest plate). Congratulations on finding one in the city! The dark turtle at right might be taken for a native western pond turtle, but that's unlikely as they're endangered in Washington. It's probably a "melanistic" slider. My source is Reptiles of Washington and Oregon, from Seattle Audubon, 1995.Dennis Cheasebrohttps://www.flickr.com/photos/35195017@N06/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-52964512082412866652017-09-17T16:42:29.437-07:002017-09-17T16:42:29.437-07:00Thank you! You are very kind. 🙂Thank you! You are very kind. 🙂Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-13452021458302225702017-09-17T13:20:10.850-07:002017-09-17T13:20:10.850-07:00Another great post! Thanks for sharing. :)Another great post! Thanks for sharing. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-16334711405269881562017-09-16T18:33:03.436-07:002017-09-16T18:33:03.436-07:00Robert, With my limited knowledge of turtles it ma...Robert, With my limited knowledge of turtles it may take a while before I come up with another post so I will just tell you what Dennis says. He suggests people buy them ask pets and then we they tire of them they throw them in the nearest lake. To read more of his comments the green highlighted link in the paragraph after the turtle photos. We really do need to educate folks on the value of native creatures and unintended competition. Thanks for asking!Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-66653341959634278182017-09-16T17:21:01.283-07:002017-09-16T17:21:01.283-07:00Larry, wonderful as always. The following comment...Larry, wonderful as always. The following comment will reveal how little I know, but perhaps in a future post perhaps you could explain how the non-native turtles wind up in Union Bay. Thanks! Robert RosencrantzAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740093302913740583noreply@blogger.com