Frogs, turtles, hornets oh my!!

[Bonefreak]

There was a pond near my older boys basketball tournament this weekend, so me n my lil guy went to investigate......

First, flying grasshoppers everywhere....caught one, threw it in the pond and bluegills blew up on it!

Then we gingerly walk past a bald faced hornets nest!

Around the bend of the pond, a frog erupted out of the weeds n gave me a scare.....made short work of him as I still have the "speed grab" I developed as a youth!

Heads on a swivel to the right....n there is a box turtle feeding on mushrooms along the woodline....bite evidence observed on mushrooms!

Next corner of the pond had a giant turtle shell laying on the bank w evidence of dried mud on the grass where it was obvious kids were dragging a net from the pond....probably to scoop up big turtle shell!

Finally, a trail leading back into the woods had an elaborately engineered spider web!

All that in bout 20 mins of adventure....n we came out of it with only a few chigger bites!  Lol

Edited August 25, 2020 by Bonefreak

[Bojaffa]

Good deal! That’s a great use of twenty minutes. Turtle shell is a nice find. 

[jumpthestring]

Good Times ! enjoy the kids when they are young, because they grow way too fast ..lol

[_X7]

A good learning experience. Nothing like exploring new ground

 

[Buck154]

Awesome times

[Bucksnbows]

That's a big wood turtle shell.  That's exactly how I used to walk in the woods with my dad, looking for frogs and turtles and playing in ponds.  Some 55 years later, it's all I do all day long but now for pay.   

[bushden]

ONLY A FEW CHIGGER BITES !! OMG I had those things.

[tpr1921]

Great way to make use of your day.

[LPJR]

Great head on a swivel recon with the little guy.

Great pics !