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Gopher Love
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Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2007

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 so I wake up this morning and my dog is barking up a storm. I look out the window and this is what I find. Theres a gopher turtle living in my back yard and this morning she had a "friend" over for a visit. The courtship lasted all of 2 minutes with a lot of sand being thrown around and head bobbing. I ran for my camera and when I get back to the window this is what I see. 30 seconds later the male was eating grass and my female was burrowing back into her tunnel. I am glad I got this on camera so I can use for evidence when it's time to ask for child support.

note: the red you see on my female is paint someone put on her dome before she moved into my yard. It's illegal to touch this turtles in Florida so if she has babies I am gonna have to figure out how to provide for a bunch of baby turtles since they will live in my back yard for a couple of years. wish me luck.

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 11/16/2007 09:10:52 AM
Funny capture and story! Great "in the moment" capture and best of luck with your new family.
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 11/15/2007 09:30:32 AM
Will the Wildlife/Game people help? nice shot.
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 11/13/2007 01:28:03 PM
What a great shot to have in your portfolio..... I love the textures of turtles and this is totally awesome.....
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 11/11/2007 05:59:24 PM
Good luck with your turtle/turtles!! Love your story, btw do they snap or bite?
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 11/11/2007 02:36:33 PM
Nice geometric shapes on the backâ€Â¦ Good luck if you get a family that moves in the dogs will never let you sleep in.
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 11/11/2007 12:21:30 PM
The story is wonderful and i know you will step up to your parental responsibilities- you were quick, not much fore-play I gather :)
Great capture and lots of texture alright !!!
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 11/11/2007 11:44:35 AM
Originally posted by booboo_goon:
What a great story, I wish you the best of luck with the baby turtles...IF she's pregnant you never know they might have used protection lol

Love the textures on the turtles back! Altho, it's not completly sharp under the circumstances however, it's fair enough you only got what you got =)

Awwwwww lovely story, keep us posted eh?


Oh.. no protection.. I wish. That little bugger came out of the woods. He is a turtle hooligan. I bet he wont even call.
 11/11/2007 11:36:19 AM
What a great story, I wish you the best of luck with the baby turtles...IF she's pregnant you never know they might have used protection lol

Love the textures on the turtles back! Altho, it's not completly sharp under the circumstances however, it's fair enough you only got what you got =)

Awwwwww lovely story, keep us posted eh?
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