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Got to spend a bit of time wandering about [Bernheim Forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernheim_Arboretum_and_Research_Forest) recently, naturally the camera came along for the ride down I-65.

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For being in a forest, it was the critters that really caught my eye. The forest is the largest privately owned natural area in the state of Kentucky, which makes for a whole host of things crawling, flying, or simply sunning themselves in a break in the canopy.

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Don't quite remember what sort of critter this was, but it was _giant._

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We didn't spot any, but you could dam well tell that there were some busy beavers calling Bernheim home.

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Barn swallows are a tough audience for migrating coconut jokes.

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Fortunately, we had turtle power to protect us. They looked too big to be teenagers though. _Has anybody heard when they're going to finally get around to making 'Middle-aged Mutant Ninja Turtles'?_

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On that note, should probably float on out of here myself...