Nature Walks and The Beautiful Outdoors photos 🌿🌷🏞

[CynthieLu]

I love going on walks and if I'm lucky taking a few photos while I'm lost in nature. 🏞🌎🌺  Does anyone else enjoy that?

These are some of the views from a little walk today. 

 

 

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It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining but the breeze was cool. Everything smelt so fresh and we saw a few animals too. 😀

Feel free to share any photos you take out waking in the beautiful fresh air and sun shine 💚💙

I'd love to see what nature you see 👀 😀

[caitbird]

@CynthieLu  thank you so much! Definitely very lucky, it was very exciting for this bird-loving gal!

[Ispend2much6]

Good eye @caitbird . What a gorgeous picture!

[caitbird]

@Ispend2much6  thank you so much! 💜

[CynthieLu]

Took a walk along the lake yesterday and it was soo nice to see all the babies turtles out catching some sun, we even saw this little baby snapper. 🐢❤️

He is so little and spiky *squeeee!*

[CorgiMommy]

That is cool @CynthieLu. I saw an adult snapper last week on a local trail 

[curlychiquita]

Wow, @CynthieLu, neat to see!

[CynthieLu]

I love catching a glimpse of the young hatchlings and such this time of year @curlychiquita I hope to see some baby geese, ducks and swans soon. 🩷

[Ispend2much6]

@CynthieLu  Do those turtles grow to be large? Kind of looks like it if he’s a baby.

[caitbird]

@Ispend2much6 @CynthieLu  from Wikipedia: "

C. serpentina has a rugged, muscular build with a ridged carapace (upper shell) that varies in color from tan, brown, and black,[6] although ridges tend to be more pronounced in younger individuals. The straight-line carapace length in adulthood may be nearly 50 cm (20 in), though 25–47 cm (9.8–18.5 in) is more common.[7] C. serpentina usually weighs 4.5–16 kg (9.9–35.3 lb). Per one study, breeding common snapping turtles were found to average 28.5 cm (11.2 in) in carapace length, 22.5 cm (8.9 in) in plastron length and weigh about 6 kg (13 lb).[8]

Males are larger than females, with almost all weighing in excess of 10 kg (22 lb) being male and quite old, as the species continues to grow throughout life.[9] Any specimen above the aforementioned weights is exceptional, but the heaviest wild specimen caught reportedly weighed 34 kg (75 lb)." So yes, they grow to be chonkers!

Here's a pic of a snapper I encountered crossing the road a few years ago, IIRC about a foot long (just the shell):

[CynthieLu]

Now that's a big guy @caitbird. He's a really good looking turtle thou, like for real, check out all them claws, 😮 wowza!

My spouse will actually handle turtles and move them safely across the roads in whatever direction they are going. I'm not brave enough to pick up a snapper, but he sure does 😱. He has a whole kit with gloves so he never touches them with his bare hands. 

[caitbird]

@CynthieLu  that's great that he rescues them from the road - I have done that a few times, but it was a lot more haphazard and nerve-wracking 😅 I don't have anything as organized as a kit to work with, but I feel bad leaving them there to get run over.

[CynthieLu]

The kit helps to do it safely, especially gloves to protect your skin and hands from bacteria that can naturally grow on thier shells. @caitbird I know what you mean, I hate to see them left on the road, it's so dangerous for them. 

[CynthieLu]

@Ispend2much6 They do!  I have pictures of older snapper's but I apologize, there's nothing in the photo to give it perspective. These guys are pretty hefty thou 🐢 

  

[caitbird]

@CynthieLuawww so cute! I love turtles! 🐢

[CynthieLu]

Meeee toooooo @caitbird 💚💚

[CynthieLu]

A few snaps from a fresh snow fall this morning ❄️🩵

 

 

There's something about it looking soft and fluffy that is just pleasing. 🥰

[peculiarzmakeup]

Snowfall is always so pretty. These are great photos you are a natural! I love when the snow glistens and sparkles so so gorgeous @CynthieLu 

[CynthieLu]

Fresh snow is a natural beauty. 😉 We have had barely any accumulation this year. Our snow fall must be at an all time low, just like the temperatures lol. @peculiarzmakeup 

[CorgiMommy]

Beautiful,  fresh fallen snow makes life so peaceful. 

[CorgiMommy]

Saw this beaity today on a warm day before the sub zero temperatures arrive this weekend

 

[CynthieLu]

Ooh lucky you! @CorgiMommy  That must have been a really cool moment. I've only ever spotted golden eagle's here but I'd love to someday see one of these beautiful creatures in real life. Have you ever seen a nest?