Fly me, I’m Yertle

That’s $25 for the first shell; $15 for each additional shell: Flights at New York’s JFK airport were delayed because of a slow-moving migration of turtles that were crossing a runway on their way to lay eggs on a beach. One runway was shut down while airport employees scooped up the three-pound turtles.

A spokesterrapin said that next year the turtles would use a shuttle service from the park-and-ride lot, rather than depending on a ride from friends to save a few bucks.

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Let your freak flag fly: Canadian Prime Minister Brian Harper, C-Horton’s, has unveiled a personal flag for Prince William for the royal couple’s visit to Canada.

Along with the letter W in script topped by a crown, the flag’s design features maple leaves, fleurs-de-lis, a harp, three lions and a wreath of more leaves. Harper would have thrown in a crossed pair of hockey sticks and a moose but didn’t want to overdo it.

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Grab a crab cracker: The Dungeness crab season is scheduled to open Friday, and Herald outdoors writer Wayne Kruse warns that the state Department of Fish and Wildlife will be out in force during the July 4 weekend looking for recreational crabbers who aren’t following the rules about what to keep and what to throw back.

Crabbers should also watch for ticketing cameras mounted on undersized and female crabs.

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