Comments on: Honu or honu’ea? http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/ Digging my way out of the clutter Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:31:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jackie http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-13078 Jackie Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:50:17 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-13078 Gorgeous!!! Gorgeous!!!

]]> By: pelf http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12998 pelf Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:22:47 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12998 Flo is right about TID though I've never attended one in Hawaii. This year Mauna Lani will host the 18th TID, is it very far from where you live, skeet? Flo is right about TID though I’ve never attended one in Hawaii. This year Mauna Lani will host the 18th TID, is it very far from where you live, skeet?

]]> By: Flo http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12875 Flo Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:09:45 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12875 I thought it was a green but it's been a few years since I was id-ing turtles so I was not confident in my abilities :) Turtle independence day is cool. The turtles that were hatched at Sea Life Park and sent to places to live for a while are set free on the Big Island (I think) on July 4th. Be sure to watch the news that night, I'm sure they will cover it. I thought it was a green but it’s been a few years since I was id-ing turtles so I was not confident in my abilities :)

Turtle independence day is cool. The turtles that were hatched at Sea Life Park and sent to places to live for a while are set free on the Big Island (I think) on July 4th. Be sure to watch the news that night, I’m sure they will cover it.

]]> By: Whim http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12867 Whim Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:20:25 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12867 Very interesting Skeet. Very interesting Skeet.

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12866 skeet Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:02:21 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12866 Pelf, I'm not familiar with Turtle Independence Day, but I'm eager to learn! Does it have to do with releases of hatchlings? By the way, I'm frequently asked to identify insects based on lame evidence. I've even had people mail them to me in an envelope. They get squished by the postal machines and I'm supposed to identify a smear, lol! :D Pelf, I’m not familiar with Turtle Independence Day, but I’m eager to learn! Does it have to do with releases of hatchlings?

By the way, I’m frequently asked to identify insects based on lame evidence. I’ve even had people mail them to me in an envelope. They get squished by the postal machines and I’m supposed to identify a smear, lol! :D

]]> By: pelf http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12864 pelf Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:23:35 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12864 Yeah, it's a green turtle -- it's good that you've got a picture that shows the prefrontal lobes so clearly :) We often receive requests from the public who wanted us to help identify a turtle they've just seen but they failed to take pictures that lead to the identification of the species! :) BTW, I found <a href="http://www.vifishandwildlife.com/Education/FactSheet/Images/IDPicture1.jpg" rel="nofollow">another identification key</a> :) And, skeet, I'm sure you're familiar with the Turtle Independence Day, aren't you? :) Yeah, it’s a green turtle — it’s good that you’ve got a picture that shows the prefrontal lobes so clearly :) We often receive requests from the public who wanted us to help identify a turtle they’ve just seen but they failed to take pictures that lead to the identification of the species! :)

BTW, I found another identification key :)

And, skeet, I’m sure you’re familiar with the Turtle Independence Day, aren’t you? :)

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12861 skeet Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:36:50 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12861 Flo, I think our turtle mystery is solved, but you're more experienced than me. Come back and take a look! Flo, I think our turtle mystery is solved, but you’re more experienced than me. Come back and take a look!

]]> By: skeet http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12859 skeet Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:34:11 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12859 I've sent Pelf a message about this post, Flo, and will let you know if she's able to provide a definitive answer. My curiosity has been aroused, too. :) I’ve sent Pelf a message about this post, Flo, and will let you know if she’s able to provide a definitive answer. My curiosity has been aroused, too. :)

]]> By: Flo http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12858 Flo Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:28:40 +0000 http://skeetsstuff.skeeterbess.com/2007/06/28/honu-or-honuea/#comment-12858 Well, I'm not expert but when working on the fishing boats I learned that the definitive way to tell is to count the scutes on their head. I can't get a good count from this picture. I sure hope Pelf can tell, I'd love to know. Well, I’m not expert but when working on the fishing boats I learned that the definitive way to tell is to count the scutes on their head. I can’t get a good count from this picture. I sure hope Pelf can tell, I’d love to know.

]]>