Bambi and Red-Eared Slider

Sunday morning out at 8 with Amy to review the Tree Loop. Needs some refreshing or replacement of ID tags. Trimmed a little of the Elephantopus, Elephant's foot and other vegetation growing in trail. More trimming needed. Abundant Spined Micrathena, Micrathena gracilis females on their webs across the trail. Carried saw into SE connector trail to clear largish fallen ash, blocking trail. Found a young red-eared slider sitting out on the sand below the Elm Bridge.
Then around to SW entrance. Cleared out giant ragweed, honeysuckle and clematis vines threatening to obscure entrance gate. Carried saw to clear dead elm across main SW trail. Two white-tailed does were accompanying four spotted small bambis. The fawns sprinted away east, splashing across and through the shallow water around 125 m. I sang to the does and they walked warily away but did not seem alarmed. No ticks or mosquitoes.