Tag Archives: turtles

Return of the Turtles (and Requiem)

Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2021 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. Despite my claim in my last post that it seemed that the rainy season had started ridiculously early this year, we have had several days without significant rain and the temperatures have topped out near the 30 degree … Continue reading →

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Soft Shell, Hard Bite

Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This will be another fairly short post with only a couple of photographs – and low quality ones at that – due to this being another “stumbled upon” event. Let’s set the scene. I hadn’t slept well for … Continue reading →

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Great Horny Turtles!

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2020 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. This isn’t the post I wanted to write; August arrived and brought more sunshine in the first three days than we had for all of July.  Then the weather quickly heated up.  I found myself taking days off … Continue reading →

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Invasion of the Turtles

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. We’ve had some glorious weather, perfect for cycling to work.  The home trip is not quite as satisfying, mostly because of the tiny flying insects that swarm under the trees in the late afternoon and collide with my … Continue reading →

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On the good news front…

Posted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 by wildinjapan

Hi blog. A new post is long overdue, and I’m lucky to have stumbled onto some good news for a change. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001678851 Sea turtles seen laying more eggs The Yomiuri Shimbun 4:37 am, October 31, 2014 The Yomiuri Shimbun More … Continue reading →

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Splitting hairs? An adventure in Cross-Linguistic Naming

Posted on Sunday, November 6, 2011 by wildinjapan

One of the interesting aspects of doing any anything nature-related in Japan is the difference in nomenclature between the English and Japanese languages. Most non-linguists tend to think in very absolute terms – generally along the lines that their language’s … Continue reading →

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