Two Snapping Turtles @jonbondy

Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

We were kayaking on a remote pond and came across this bizarre behavior. Are they friends or foes? I would vote for friends, since there was no biting, but I am not certain. Sorry for the wind noise: there was a stiff breeze and I did not realize how much noise there was until I got home. Best to listen with the audio turned down. They were very preoccupied: you could get to within 10 feet of them and they paid no attention. frederick

$Pond Time Lapse A lot of pollen was deposited on the surface of the pond this week, and I found the patterns fascinating. First thing in the morning, some of the pollen is blueish and some is reddish, as the light diffracts off of the pollen. I decided to take this time lapse because I was curious about how the surface of the pond reacted to the wind. I had no idea how rapidly it would shift, and that there was a general counter-clockwise drift. Time lapse is often very revealing. 601 photos were taken at 30 second intervals to create this video at 25 frames per second.$