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Wood Turtle Head

Yesterday something incredible happened. While walking through an area I have walked down countless times before I spotted this wood turtle (state threatened, IUCN redlist endangered). This is the first time I have gotten a good look at this species in the wild.

 

Glyptemys insculpta, Western Wisconsin, 15 June 2019.

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Uploaded on June 17, 2019
Taken on June 15, 2018