Taken Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk

Turtles on a floating tree branch.

West Virginia

USA

I love seeing the turtles basking in the sun on a winter's day at the local park in Portimao, Portugal.

This one was in the middle of the road. I suppose looking for another water hole

seen in the city park Krefeld-Uerdingen

Schildkröte

gesehen im Stadtpark Krefeld-Uerdingen

Painted turtle at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Ushaka Marine World - Durban, South Africa

Painted Turtles

catching some rays

Camera" Nikon D85

Lens: Nikon 500mm f4 w 1.4tx

Taken: 04-08-2019

ISO: 800

1/800 sec f8

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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.

There is only one place I know where I can consistently find these large turtles. I did not find out what they were called until just today.I had thought they were a larger variety of a Painted Turtle.But there coloration is different and they have grooved in maps on their shell rather than the smoother more green Painted Turtle.

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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.

Turtles in the Lost Lagoon at Stanley Park.

Actinemys pallida,

Cayucos Creek,

Cayucos, California

I assume the difference in head/neck color is merely individual variation within the species.

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.'

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Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.

Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Northern Ontario

Canada

Big Island, Hawaii

Two Red-eared Slider Turtles bask themselves in the warm sunshine. I'm seeing more and more rather large turtles, some appear to have been well taken care of which leads me to believe someone has let them go in the canal due to their size.

Don't let that smiley face fool you. These turtles can be feisty when out of water. Snapping turtles roamed the earth with the dinosaurs and have a strong bite but contrary to popular belief they cannot bite your finger off. They range from Canada to Florida. Their numbers may be in decline in some areas where trapping is legal. If you really want to get up close and personal with this snapper, view in Large! Didn't need 5 frames a second for this capture.

I think they've stopped the practice of selling these.

Best viewed large! Turtle pic from Audubon Park last year. I do like the reflections and the abstract colors in the water. Some idiots saw me shooting this image and came running to see what I was photographing and of course the turtles took off. I didn't say any thing I just picked up the tripod and left. Some people just don't have a clue!!!!! But..... they have just as much right to be there as I do!!! It is a park!!! :-)

Turtle

This was taken on 6/25/2013. I am SO far behind in editing it isn't funny! Anyway, this was taken at Reed Canal Park, in South Daytona, Florida. There were several turtles around that day that were taking advantage of the shower effect from this fountain!

The turtle swam out from the lake and chased away some ducks that were sitting near.

looking for mushrooms and all of a sudden this turtle appears.

...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 :)

Turtles with reflections, taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Florida.

Some turtles snap and some are bored and yawn. After watching this turtle for some time, I'm convinced that both of us were a little bored, and this was a yawn.

These turtles are very invasive, this baby was taken at our park, gently picked it up for a photo then placed it in the same spot,

Two Northern Map Turtles climb out on a large rock to get some sun.

in Quetico Provincial Park. After three very cold (for August) days, this day proved sunny and warm and as we paddled down Pickerel River, we noticed lots of these creatures sunning themselves near the shore.

Turtle Mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located 9 miles (14 km) south of New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Seen at Claws 'N' Paws Wild Animal Park in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania.

www.clawsnpaws.com/