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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

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



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