A Little Rescue

The primary reason my guy inspects our property before mowing it each time are the critters he sometimes finds hiding in the grass.

This is a baby gopher tortoise. It's not a newborn but it's not very old; it's about the same size it would be after hatching. These tortoises are endangered, and we have two of their burrows on our property, so we're always on the lookout for them. I just moved one out of the road the other day so it wouldn't get hit by a car. This one seems very early (hatching typically starts around August.)

It's also illegal to keep these guys as pets without a permit (not that we need another pet.) So we relocated him near the one recently active burrow on our property.

Never a dull moment around here. :)