This gopher tortoise ran out of the back driveway into this thicket.

Gopher tortoise in the briar patch

This Gopherus polyphemus is hard to see in there.

Briar patch with gopher tortoise

Apparently it was gopher day, because the dogs spotted another one a half mile away, on the other side of the cypress swamp. Fortunately, they’ve learned to leave turtle-like animals alone. So no gophers were harmed on that day.

-jsq

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