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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: angelicque on April 11, 2009, 09:34:46 PM

Title: Blanding's Turtle at the Spit.
Post by: angelicque on April 11, 2009, 09:34:46 PM

a Blanding's Turtle was spotted at Tommy Thompson Park today, in a small (rain made) pond located near the entrance of the second peninsula past the red bridge!
i will post a picture soon :)

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Post by: angelicque on April 12, 2009, 01:48:42 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/angelicque/P1190948.jpg)

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Post by: Turtlebird on April 12, 2009, 07:14:01 PM

Very nice find, and a great pic!  Blandings are threatened species in Ontario and becoming more and more rare, always nice to hear about them being spotted.

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Post by: Mark D on April 12, 2009, 07:30:02 PM

Very neat.  I have yet to see a Blandings Turtle, as I've only seen painted and snapping ones.  Very cool.

Mark

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Post by: angelicque on April 13, 2009, 03:54:02 PM

thanks! :)

and the good news is that there is a mating pair, so hopefully there will be more within the next few years :)

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Post by: GStuart on April 13, 2009, 08:11:21 PM

I'm not sure if it's the same pond, but there were two Blanding's Turtles today in the Goldfish pond.  Along with at least 18 Painted Turtles.

For reference... http://www.friendsofthespit.ca/images/spit_d4.jpg (http://www.friendsofthespit.ca/images/spit_d4.jpg)

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Post by: angelicque on April 15, 2009, 06:57:10 PM

that's exactly where we saw them!