Turtles & Tortoises
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I love seeing the turtles basking in the sun on a winter's day at the local park in Portimao, Portugal.
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
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Painted turtle (female). Taken at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thank you for the visit!
1/125 sec. f/5.6 309mm ISO100
Turtle time - Galapagos Islands
Today will be my 12th consecutive day at work. I am ready for some time off and hopefully a little peaceful nature time this weekend.
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Just in case you don't know the reference:
Happy Together". www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRCe5L1imxg
"In many cultures, particularly in China, Japan and among Native American peoples, the turtle is an ancient symbol of good luck."
for "Looking close... on Friday!"
Theme : "Lucky Charm"
no turtles were harmed in the creation of this photo album-- they were animal print tiles
ANSH scavenger20 "An animal print pattern"
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX. Sony nex5r and Schneider Kreuznach Componar 50/4.5 enlarger lens. The turtles have grown accustomed to the passers by at the entrance to the Center, and they seem to enjoy their theatrics.
This green turtle was one of 20 this particular day that crawled on the Hookipa Park beach on Maui, Hawaii to rest. The turtle had just come ashore and was about to drop its head to sleep.
The green turtle is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Major nesting is done in the French Frigate Shoals but some goes on right here in HI and we ran into one ranger going on a 'turtle nest watch.'
Water turtle seen at Grand Cenote (waterhole) in the Tulum area on the road to Coba ruins. [Quintana Roo, Mexico]
Bird Island | Seychelles
Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
There are seven types of sea turtle in the world’s oceans, six of which are officially classified as a ‘threatened species’ on the current IUCN Red List. The Leatherback and Olive Ridley are regarded as ‘vulnerable’, the Loggerhead and Green as ‘endangered’, and the Kemp’s Ridley and Hawksbill as ‘critically endangered’.
Seychelles is one of only a few major nesting sites around the world for the Hawksbill Turtle and, fortunately due to its remote location, Bird Island has perhaps more than its fair share coming up to lay each year. The laying season normally starts around the end of September / beginning of October, which coincides nicely with our annual visit. This is the time the south-easterly wind lessens and the sea becomes clearer and calmer. Green Turtles also breed on the island, but whilst they only come up at night when it’s dark to lay, the Hawksbill is happy to come up at any time of the day. However, the Hawksbill’s nesting season only lasts a few months to February, whereas the Green Turtle will lay throughout the year,
We’ve been very lucky over the years as we’ve probably now seen around hundred or so Hawksbills either coming in to lay, in the process of digging/laying or on their way back to the sea. For anybody who's interested in reading a bit more about the island’s conservation programme and the laying process then please see the final photo in this set where I’ve added some additional information.
I have so many photos of them that this year I only photographed them going back to the sea after laying - there are four shots here of three different turtles taken on three separate days.
Western Pond Turtle on the left, and a Red-Eared Slider (A 'dimestore turtle', as people call them) on the right. The Red-Eared Slider is an invasive species, basically descended from released pet turtles. They are very numerous and get about as big as the other species. This one is just a younger one. We also have Western Painted Turtles here which look a lot like the Red-Eared Slider, but with no distinctive red mark in the ear area, which this one had. Sometimes it's hard to distinguish the turtle species as the striped ones, the Painted, and the Red-Eared, dull, as they age and their colors are not very vivid at all in later life.
...or at least ready for takeoff...
There is growing evidence that turtles have a secret desire to fly. There have been several eye witness accounts and actual images of said turtles, practicing what appears to be flight postures, with legs and head elevated.
This theory is in the process of being investigated. ..... :)
See another image of a turtle trying to fly in 1st comment box :)
This little guy is at a place where they rehabilitate wild animals that are found, the place has been there since my kids were little, I guess it's a good thing that most of the cages were empty, only 4 or so occupied, means less in need of help... my Grandson enjoyed the trek around and up to the park... so it was cool, made for some good pics...