This afternoon I decided to clean and refill the bird bath in the front yard because I noticed it was looking a little green. The birds around here are a messy bunch, since some of them like to wash their food.

I was not expecting a lump in the bottom of the dish to start moving! It was an adorable baby Red-eared Slider. How in the world did that tiny cooter get up into my bird bath which is 18″ off the ground?

My best guess is that a bird caught it and brought it in for a quick rinse. Or did my crow friends gave me a gift? I took the little turtle over to the canal and set it free, I hope it does well!

Now I want to set up a little camera in my front yard so I can see what goes on out there…