Everyday Ecologist

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What should they play?

Foxglove 🦊🧤🌸 more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitalis

Last night’s puffball clouds ⛅️🌚🌲

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Taking charge

The trees we see 🌳🍄‍🟫🪄

Protect the magic of fireflies 💡🪲🪄🌒

Fireflies are vanishing—but you can help protect them Experts offer tips on how to make a home for the beloved bioluminescent insects in your own backyard—from creating a microhabitat to keeping your lights off.

Have you planted all of your herbs, veggies, and flowers for the season? How’s your garden looking? 🌱🌼🪴🧡🌿

Happy World Oceans Day! https://unworldoceansday.org Support and Protect our blue planet! 💙💦🌊☀️🏝️🦞🐡🐟🐬🐳🐙🦈🫍🦭🪼🪸🦀⚓️🦪🐚💙

So you spotted a Snapping Turtle....now what?

Female Snapping Turtles may travel surprising distances to find the right spot to lay their eggs, so if you see a turtle in an unexpected place, it’s likely on a purposeful mission and doesn’t need help—just patience. Snapping Turtles are powerful animals with strong jaws, so for your safety and the turtle’s, it’s best to observe from a distance.

However, if a turtle is crossing a road and is in immediate danger from traffic, you can help it—but do so carefully:

🐢 Only intervene if it’s safe for you. Don’t put yourself in harm’s way, especially if you find a turtle in the road.

🐢 Use an object to guide the turtle. The safest (and only recommended) way to help a snapping turtle is to gently guide it with a long object like a broom or board. Do not lift the turtle by its tail—this can injure the turtle.

🐢 Guide it in the direction it’s already heading. Turtles have strong instincts and will likely try again if turned around.

Learn more about these amazing members of our ecosystem, and find more guidance: https://www.massaudubon.org/news/latest/what-to-do-if-you-find-a-snapping-turtle

Snapping Turtle © Thomas Nicholson