Indian Pond sightings May 16th

I walked the pond at around 8:30 AM. The sky was overcast, temperature in the upper 50's. These photos show a Green Frog, a mother Mallard and ducklings, a Solitary Sandpiper, a gosling, male/female adult Mallards & Cormorants.

Turtles Have the Day

This was a day of firsts for me: I saw an adult Painted Turtle floating lifeless in the pond - first sighting of a dead turtle; I recorded a record-breaking 19 Painted Turtles either sunning themselves or swimming; and I spotted another turtle species for the first time.

I can only guess that it was a Common Snapping Turtle. Please take a look at the photos and let me know.

These 2 additional photos show: a crowded exposed branch at high tide & recently planted River Birch at a newly cleared stretch of river front at Brett Park.