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Turtles of Brigantine
By Corey • June 7, 2011 • 2 commentsAs I may have mentioned before, I have been spending an occasional hour or so doing the auto loop at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, better known as Brigantine. One of the amazing aspects of Brigantine in late spring is the sheer volume of turtles one can encounter. On a single trip I [...]
Diamondback Terrapin at Jamaica Bay
By Corey • July 20, 2008 • 6 commentsIn my walk around Jamaica Bay today I saw many cool birds, some neat bugs, and, best of all, a Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) burying her nest. Unfortunately for her eggs, she chose to bury them right in front of a bench on the trail around the West Pond (a not uncommon occurrence at Jamaica [...]
