I have never found spotted turtles in MA before. So I was really excited to find a MATING PAIR where the male was courting the female. Sorry for the shaking, I dont have a tripod yet. But never the less, AMAZING I'm really excited about this find.
The pictures of the lone female were taken prior to seeing the courting behavior. I found the female a couple hours prior to recording this video.
Pictures at.
http://s578.photobucket.com/albums/ss228/azemiopsfeae/
MA is losing ALOT of its natural species. when i find eggs of these species, i take them home and make sure that ALL of them hatch in my garden, and then take them down to the marsh. In my area, over the past 7 years, the amount of spotted turtles in my marsh has trippled! SO exciting!
321Bizzare 7 months ago
@tcurtisjr9 I'm in SE Mass and just saw a nice 5" male in Westport.
DanielDumile 1 year ago
I found one in MA,i let it go for the species =]
Linkst02 2 years ago
Wow, i never found a spotted turtle in MA never mind Mating!
TheSnakeGuy1 2 years ago
very cool video...and so fantastic that you didn't disturb them! Great herping rules!
Daequix 2 years ago
im from southeast mass. i've spent many summers in the woods and last year i saw my very first spotted turtle....i hear they are more common in western mass...great find
tcurtisjr9 2 years ago
awesome find bro
mvskokee918 2 years ago