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Not Sure What Happened To This SNAPPING TURTLE — But It Wasn’t Good.

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by Anura Guruge
on June 2, 2024

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Saw it during my morning amble. I first thought it was alive (& fine) & was busy trying to make sure the dogs didn’t get close. Then I noticed the NECK. Yikes.

I wasn’t anxious to spend too much time looking. It was NOT pleasant.

I initially thought it must have got hit by a vehicle (since it was on the side of a fairly well travelled road). I am NOT sure. Yes, some of the shell is missing. Looks like something ate a chunk of the next. That could have been after it died. I don’t know. This was the only picture I took. I didn’t want to spend too much time around it. Plus I had the dogs (who luckily were totally uninterested in it (possibly because it was dead)).

First ‘Bambi’ Of 2023 On ‘Prospect Mountain Road’ — & I Hope It Will Make It Through The Summer.

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by Anura Guruge
on June 28, 2023

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‘Prospect Mountain Road‘, a long, dirt road, is the MAIN road off which our road is. It is about 400 yards from our house. I walk it EVERY DAY. I can’t basically get out without going on it.

It is quite rural & we have a lot of wild animals on it.

This time of year we start to see baby deer — born earlier this year. Bambis. Baby deer less than a year old. This is the first BAMBI I have seen on Prospect this year.

I have seen a few grown deer, but not the babies.

I have seen quite a few deer this year, including, ALAS, 4 ROAD KILLS (– one just yesterday). This is why I worry.

Baby deer have NO idea of danger. They will just stand on the road. Not good. Today I tried to slow down a car. It was postal carrier. They nearly mowed us BOTH DOWN.

ANOTHER Poor ‘Bambi’ Didn’t Make It Across The Road, Alas.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 15, 2023

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The one on January 14, 2023 — 4 months ago (more or less to the day). You can see the snow in January. No snow today.

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This one was about the same distance from the house, viz., about 1/4 mile — but on the other side, so to speak. Unlike the roadkill in January I did NOT stumble upon this one. I was told about it & I actually went looking for it this morning (during my amble). Wasn’t hard to find.

I gather the accident happened on Thursday or Friday LAST WEEK! I am surprised it was still there. It was beginning to deteriorate. I heard there was a lot of fresh blood on the road the day it happened. The blood is still there BUT it is totally tried & semi-soaked in.

Wasn’t a pretty sight. Shame. I hate to see this.

But, we do seem to have a lot of deer this year. I have seen quite a few. I can’t tell you whether it is more or less than usual since I just don’t know. I am NOT a hunter. I know that this is when we start getting the babies. I hope we don’t get too many killed on the road. What a waste. And they do do damage to cars. I have seen it.

Let’s hope that I don’t see anymore this year, though I have a sinking feeling that I will be dissapointed.

Poor ‘Bambi’ Didn’t Make It Across The Road, Alas.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 14, 2023

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Wasn’t a pretty sight & I had zero warning that I was going to come up upon it.

Yes, on my usual, daily, 4-mile jaunt — along a route that I haven’t traversed in 10-days or more. So, not sure how long it has been there. I only took this one picture, so you can’t see that its backside has been fairly well chewed over. Its poor tail is totally detached.

It was in a ditch, on a slight incline — of course, by the side of the road (viz. our famous ‘Hollywood Beach Road‘). Coming up the incline I saw a large crow in the ditch pecking at something. It flew away as I got closer.

Then I crested the incline & BANG … it was there. It was a bit of a shock. Shame.

Poor ‘Bambi’ (2022) {Alas} Got Hit By A Car Today!

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by Anura Guruge
on September 1, 2022

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Click image to access last year’s post. Different ‘Bambi’ but within 300-yards!

Aaahh! Poor ‘Bambi’. Upset me.

I am sure I saw him/her yesterday evening more or less on this same property. We have had a LOT of deer over the last two weeks. I guess this is the right time. This one (& I am NO expert) looks a ‘baby’ — i.e., born this Spring.

We had a Bambi, more or less on this same spot (if not property) last year. Lot of empty spaces around this area PLUS wild blueberries & apples.

I feel bad. I was taking the dogs, in their car, up the road for their evening constitution. A baby deer cut in front of me — on the other end of this property. I had plenty of time to evade him/her. But, alas its luck ran out.

I am bummed.

Second deer hit I have seen THIS year. I do NOT want to see anymore.

Yes, ironically I love venison, BUT I hate to see dead deer — especially Bambis.