View allAll Photos Tagged Turtle,
turtles seem easier to care for than other pets, they require lots of time and money. www.pinterest.com/pin/531565562241139131/
One of my good deeds for the day friday was moving this wood turtle out of the middle of a road. I didn't need a fast shutter speed for this pic.
Shot with a GoPro HD Hero II, a sea turtle in the surf on the BIg Island of Hawaii. The photo was taken on April 18, 2012 near my favorite beach on the island. There will be many more to come once I return from the Big Island. Aloha.
Photo cannot be used with out permission. © All rights reserved 2012 World Wide Murman
I adore Turtles. So does my son and so does my daughter. We have been lucky to work with non releasable turtles and to have helped rehab a few. This lucky fella was headed back to the wild after a short rehab stay.
Here in California our Pond Turtles face an uncertain future. Sliders continue to increase there population and that will continue to impact Pond Turtles.
Conservation often calls for difficult solutions. We all know what has to be done to control this invasive species, Sliders have to be caught and put down. They are larger, more agressive and prolific breeders. I know it sounds horrible but it is THE solution to this problem. Education on the dangers of buying that cute pet store turtle would help too but the SLiders need to go. Habitat needs to be protected and I think the Pond Turtle needs some protection.
I know the sliders did not, and do not, come here on there own. It is not the turtles fault, but what is the alternative solution to this problem. I am all ears if you got one but I havent heard a valid, practical one yet.
People think that turtles are slow animals. This is so only if the turtle is cold. Under normal conditions, turtles move very quickly, especially if you want to catch an insect. They move as a professional killer from the movies, is rapidly and irreversibly. And break the worm in a moment.
Glyptemys insculpta
April, 2012. Northern Michigan.
A beautiful adult male that was found moving about in a small, rocky creek adjacent to a northern Michigan river. Wood Turtles often wander into these tributaries and terrestrial environments over the course of the season.
Red Eared Slider turtle hanging out in the goldfish pond at the Souther Palms Hotel, Barbados, West Indies.
(Pseudemys rubriventris) The northern red-bellied turtle or American red-bellied turtle . It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied cooter includes a colony in Massachusetts which was previously a separate species (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
This young snapping turtle went about 10 inches across the shell, weighed around 2.5 lbs. I photographed him on the road at Bedford Mills, then carefull picked him up and moved him before he was hit. Note the duck-weed and filamentous algae covering his carapace. My wife did not appreciate my "turtle stink" when I got back in the car!
Mr Box Turtle came to visit !
This little guy showed up in my garden is he cute or what!!
Explored # 377!
A co-worker wanted a cake for her daughter's birthday, but I didn't have time for a carved creative cake. She agreed to a cupcake cake, but I had never tried one before. Luckily, flickr member sweet tease blog had this photo to copy from. Many thanks to her for having posted it - it was a blast to make, and everyone really loved it! I had the little royal icing turtles from Pfeil & Holing