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Old 06-21-2024, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 4$ALE View Post
That may be true..... but I don't recall any preserves under power lines. There are several golf courses under power lines. The Tortoise preserve in question looks like a prime piece of real estate based on what is across BV from it.
Our home backs onto a gopher turtle preserve (Chaparral Drive) with high power lines. A coyote hid her three pups in a turtle nest this spring and we enjoyed watching the pups play through our binoculars. Bald eagles nest nearby and hunt for prey in the foot high grasses. A wild turkey can be seen feeding in the grasses most days. Many butterflies, birds, rabbits and squirrels live here also. They feel safe because only occasionally does a human being enter this beautiful preserve.