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All in the Family
~Eastern Painted Turtles
Out on my daily "I can't breathe until I get outside and take pictures walk"...I came across not one, not two, not three but FOUR turtles basking in the sun. I have aptly dubbed this spot "Turtle Rock." What a cute little family.
Taken from a bridge overlooking a creek behind my house on the W&OD trail
The Eastern painted turtle – so named because of its bright markings – can live up to 30 years! They inhabit ponds, marshes, rivers and streams, feeding on an omnivorous diet of worms, insects, crayfish, tadpoles, small fish, plants and algae. Like other cold-blooded creatures, they will bask in the sun for warmth, but retreat into the water if spooked.
All in the Family
~Eastern Painted Turtles
Out on my daily "I can't breathe until I get outside and take pictures walk"...I came across not one, not two, not three but FOUR turtles basking in the sun. I have aptly dubbed this spot "Turtle Rock." What a cute little family.
Taken from a bridge overlooking a creek behind my house on the W&OD trail
The Eastern painted turtle – so named because of its bright markings – can live up to 30 years! They inhabit ponds, marshes, rivers and streams, feeding on an omnivorous diet of worms, insects, crayfish, tadpoles, small fish, plants and algae. Like other cold-blooded creatures, they will bask in the sun for warmth, but retreat into the water if spooked.