Week Three!

       Hello all! It was such an amazing weekend that I didn't have any time to update my weekly blog! Eeeek! I haven't been able to take anymore pictures either, so this week I'll be posting pictures of some of the wildlife we've caught on Poplar.
       There are tons of species on the island including different types of birds, butterflies, snakes, fish, crabs, horseshoe crabs, frogs/toads, muskrats, deer, turtles, and of course bugs and SPIDERS! Ahhh!! I haven't taken any pictures of those yet though haha, however today was pretty interesting since a black widow spider was found! Here are some pictures we've taken so far (I apologize to how sloppy it looks, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to post pictures nicely on here!)

Mallard Ducks are all over the island! I love to watch the ducklings cross the road and waddle around together :D

A Fowler's Toad! So Adorable and so small!

A Snowy Egret. They have crazy orange feet!

These, of course, are Terrapin Turtles!! So cute!

Horseshoe Crab! They are very unattractive, but harmless!
They are always getting caught in our nets though.

You can barely tell, but this is a Red Winged Blackbird. I tried to get a better picture, but it flew away.

This is a Willet. They are super annoying when you are near their nests.
They yell at you like there's no tomorrow!

Paul and I holding a Needle Fish! They have crazy spiky
little teeth in their long mouth.

 King Snakes are always predating the turtle nests (as shown) but they are friendly to hold! Unless you get a male of course...









Total Nests= 153
Total Turtles Tagged and Released= over 200
Bug Bite count for week three= 20