The photo you saw to get here was taken at the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management area shortly before Labor Day weekend. The shirts were courtesy of our terrific neighbors and the Life Is Good store…thanks, Andy & Lynn (and Happy Belated Birthday, Andy)!
Unfortunately, that day we saw a dead mud turtle and 2 dead box turtles on the way there. So, just giving you all a heads up that the turtles are still out there and crossing the roads: so please keep an eye out for them so you don’t run them over.
The good news is—speaking of neighbors Andy & Lynn—we all got to watch an immature clapper rail (pictured here) tamely hunting for fiddler crabs in our back yard at high tide. Since he has some rusty-colored plumage, we decided to name him Rusty.
We have loved watching and listening to common clapper rails over the years in the salt marsh behind our house. It’s even more fun to see them with their babies! For videos of rail families (also referred to as mud hens), SCROLL DOWN…