Wild tortoises nesting

steeley · 04-05-2012, 10:05 PM

I have just returned from the Belek region of Turkey where tortoises live in the wild.Having seen around 20 or so of them in the grounds of the hotel during the hotel,one near to the pool.
On our last day after we had packed up and were waiting for our departure we had a last walk around to see if we could see any more,as we approached the golf course we spotted one in some scrub land.
On closer inspection it was a large female who was nesting,both me and my wife could clearly see 2 eggs and she was just scraping the soil back.
It was a surreal experience to she a tortoise laying eggs and filling in the nest site in the wild,it made the holiday.

TillyTortoise · 04-05-2012, 10:06 PM

Cool.. Don't suppose you had your camera out though?

natstorts · 04-05-2012, 10:10 PM

That would of been wicked to see

Catwoman63 · 04-05-2012, 10:25 PM

How brilliant to see that x

steeley · 04-05-2012, 10:32 PM

No I didn't have my camera,I went back to get the I Pad but when I got back she had done the business,I took a couple of photos on it of the area. Will try and see if I can upload them but I am not technically minded.

04-05-2012, 10:05 PM	#1
steeley Junior Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: stoke Posts: 36	Wild tortoises nesting I have just returned from the Belek region of Turkey where tortoises live in the wild.Having seen around 20 or so of them in the grounds of the hotel during the hotel,one near to the pool. On our last day after we had packed up and were waiting for our departure we had a last walk around to see if we could see any more,as we approached the golf course we spotted one in some scrub land. On closer inspection it was a large female who was nesting,both me and my wife could clearly see 2 eggs and she was just scraping the soil back. It was a surreal experience to she a tortoise laying eggs and filling in the nest site in the wild,it made the holiday.

04-05-2012, 10:06 PM	#2
TillyTortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales Posts: 2,327	Cool.. Don't suppose you had your camera out though? __________________ Ross

04-05-2012, 10:10 PM	#3
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04-05-2012, 10:25 PM	#4
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	How brilliant to see that x __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

04-05-2012, 10:32 PM	#5
steeley Junior Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: stoke Posts: 36	No I didn't have my camera,I went back to get the I Pad but when I got back she had done the business,I took a couple of photos on it of the area. Will try and see if I can upload them but I am not technically minded.

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