tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911604654446032587.post597639186383779112..comments2024-03-22T03:38:55.611-07:00Comments on MacQue : Hard Shell SouthernersMac n' Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-911604654446032587.post-21316039376485700672010-05-13T20:12:40.101-07:002010-05-13T20:12:40.101-07:00I wanted to stop by and thank you for your recent ...I wanted to stop by and thank you for your recent comments and for identifying both the Spicebush Swallowtail and the Eastern Box Turtle.<br />In the interesting way that life happens, we were at a nature museum on Saturday and I was able to see the slight differences between a spicebush and a black swallowtail, as there were several boards of mounted specimens. I might not have tuned into this without your recent comment.<br />I like knowing the correct names of plants and creatures as well as local names.<br />These shiny turtles look similar to ones we encountered in New England--several ponds we drove past had turtle occupants who lined up on floating planks to sun themselves.<br />I'll be returning to read some of your back posts as time allows.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.com