Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Snapping turtles at Hawksnest

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Since my childhood in the 1950s, I've seen snapping turtles at Hawksnest, usually close to Black Pond.  Years might go between sightings, but they were definitely there, and some were BIG.


Common snapping turtle crossing a road.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Carnivorous plants--Bladderwort in Black Pond

by Rex Merrill

You don't know what lurks below the surface unless you look.

One of the joys of living near a pond is being able to get out on the water for a paddle on a sunny summer day. I often make a quick circuit in a canoe or kayak just inside the zone of submerged aquatic vegetation.


Bladderwort is found in shallow water along the shore of Black Pond, near the isthmus.