The Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse

This is a Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse I saw on Wednesday October 8th 2014! It lasted from about 5:20 to sunrise and I watched it until it disappeared behind the trees. This was the second, and last, blood moon of 2014 the first one taking place in February 2014. A Total Lunar Eclipse takes place when the sun and moon line up in such a way that the earth is in between the two blocking the sun's light from reaching the moon. However a tiny bit of light manages to seep through the edge of Earth's atmosphere to reach the moon during the full Lunar Eclipse creating the amazing sight known as the Blood Moon. Unlike Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipses are safe to watch under the naked eye. The Western side of the united state literally had front row seats to watch the Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse turn the skies red for about an hour on Wednesday. If you missed this Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse the next one will be on April 4th 2015. The last of this rare Lunar Phenomenon will take place on September 28th 2015.

Box Turtles

Me and my mom found this male Box Turtle crossing the road and just had to save it! Box Turtles are turtles of the genus Terrapene native to North America occasionally in dry regions but are most likely to be found in moist forested areas. Although they are not aquatic they tend to swim in shallow waters for long periods of time. Box Turtles can live up to 100 years in captivity and up to 50 years in the wild. Female box turtles can reach a maximum length of about eight inches from head to tail. Males are smaller, measuring about seven inches across. Box Turtles often have dark colored shells such as brown with bright colored spots such as orange or yellow. To tell if a Box Turtle is a male or female you can most often look into its eyes. Male Box Turtles typically have red eyes while female Box Turtles have yellow or brown eyes. Box Turtles are omnivores. Many say a Box Turtle will "eat what it can get" so their diet varies. They eat many things such as snails, spiders, earthworms, caterpillars, grasshoppers, fallen fruit, berries, flowers, and grass. One cool fact about a Box Turtle is that their shell has great regenerative powers! A case was reported in which the carapace of a badly burned box turtle underwent complete regeneration! Ok so I think we can all agree that Box Turtles, male or female, are quite adorable and cool!!