Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre, Staffordshire

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Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre

Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre

Cascais, Parque Marechal Carmona

Taken Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, Zululand, South Africa

Lake Panic

Kruger National Park

South Africa

Taken Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, Zululand, South Africa

Having a breather on a warm and sunny afternoon.

A terrapin is one of several small species of turtle living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit, and may not be related. Many belong to the families Geoemydidae and Emydidae.

Terrapin hyjacks Coot nest at Codnor Park Reservoir, Ripley, Derbyshire

Wild South Africa

Kruger National Park

Pan-hinged Terrapins, turtle-like creatures seeking up the sun.

Terrapin Nature Park, Stevensville, MD

Emys orbicularis

Looking at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Stevensville, MD

Nothing says bonding like a pair of terrapins trying to bask and stack on top of one another for the best sunlight.

Carr Mill Dam.

Wild South Africa

Kruger National Park

Hinged Terrapins are typically observed on exposed rocks, logs or at the water's edge and this is the first one I have seen feeding on plant material some distance away from its natural environment. This photo was taken a week or so after the first summer rains and the grass was new growth.

Photographed at Clot De Galvany Spain

Diamond-backed terrapin coming ashore on the Delaware Bay. Click here to find out why hey need your help. www.northjersey.com/news/diamondback-terrapins-would-get-...

Mixed series of five. The second Grey Heron nest had at least one chick in. A Terrapin was sunning itself on a log (not a good sign with baby ducklings appearing!). And I was surprised to find it was a Mallard up a tree disturbing the foliage. Possible nest? I will have to check next time.

Forsythe NWR

Spain; Alicante, Clot de Galvany 9/9/20. Iberian counterpart to Emys orbicularis (European Pond Terrapin).

Carr Mill dam.

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Canon 6D Mark II with 70-200mm f2.8l II.

A previous pet for someone?

good to go

Invasive species at Hampstead Heath

The Red-Eared Slider and the Painted Turtle

This is a common species of slow moving rivers, ponds and lakes in Spain. Timid but often seen sunning themselves unless disturbed when they will quickly slide into the water.

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freshwater turtles of the family Emydidae

I presume this is a discarded pet that was sat sunning itself at a local pond. I don't know anything about terrapins but clearly this one is a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter and so I gave it an appropriate name.

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Ocean City NJ 57Th St.

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Lory Park Zoo, Johannesburg, South Africa

Ulley

Taken at Stowe Pool, Lichfield.

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Zoo Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

November 2018

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France; Brenne, Cherine 18/4/19.

Turtles

Taken at Wolseley Nature Centre, Staffordshire.

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