September 20, 2023

I am known as a Chicken Turtle

Some guess because my neck is long and thin

But more likely it's because settlers said that I:

"...taste better than the cooters – more like chicken."

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Sources: https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/escambiaco/2023/08/18/meet-the-chicken-turtle

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson