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Trachemys scripta elegans. Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin. This species is native to the southern US. Common in central Texas.
This is a piece I created after a 5-year long depression. It was created based on the beats of electronic music while I let go and formed this abstraction which led to a story that I found in the painting. In the middle, there is a turtle surfing a musical note wave with a dead sheep lying on its back behind it. This is a representation of me no longer lying down to die in my room. Instead, I was now getting out of my turtle shell and riding the wave of life once again! Above the two creatures, you’ll find a Pegasus and feather giving flight to my life and mind soaring to new heights. Top left you’ll see an Angel holding a child who was by my side the whole time. That glimmer of hope to see a bright sunny day of fun & happiness again!
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This big guy was crossing the street in the middle of the day at Chincoteague, stopping traffic as everyone got out of their cars to take pictures of him. (See picture below)
This turtle was resting on a log beside the Tip to Tip Trail along the Rideau Canal, Ottawa. The sun was high and the turtle was enjoying its warmth. He was not bothered by having his picture taken and stayed there for a very long time.
:-) Long time no see.. Hope You are well!
Got this funny thing crawling around the floors here, who knew Id be babysitting a turtle one day.. :-D..
They have a major breeding program in Fuerteventura so this one was being well looked after!
They have been transporting whole nests of eggs from the Cape Verde Islands and re-burying them on isolated beaches in Fuerteventura. Since the turtles always return to the beach they hatched on to breed, they should be back in around 20 years!
this pic was taken at the iguana sanctuary in Mexico, this was the only shot I managed to get, someone was holding this little guy, and was about to put him back in the water so I grabbed a quick shot, kinda cute, huh?
EXPLORE: September 30. Whenever there's a lot of rain in my neighborhood, we see turtles passing through the front yard. I suspect they are coming from the wetland area down the road and are moving to higher ground? I have no idea. I'm happy to have them pass through and to stay as long as they like. Click comments for more shots.
My cousin and I found this turtle for sale in a Port Moresby fish market. We bought it for around $15 USD and released it in an area free from fishermen. It was a great sight to see it powering off into the blue sea.
No my turtles Spike and Jet can't do circus tricks - but the black shelf their tank sits on sometimes helps to make interesting reflections.
Red-eared slider Turtles:
The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) (Br. Eng Red-eared terrapin) is
a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is a subspecies of pond
slider. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States and also popular in
the rest of the world. It is native only to the southern United States and northern
Mexico, but has become established in other places because of pet releases
and has become an invasive species in many introduced areas, such as California,
where it outcompetes the native western pond turtle.
For more info see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eared_slider
Can you count the turtles... better viewed in the larger size!!!
This is for my sweet Flickr friend Nancy aka turtlemom4bacon... enjoy as I know
you do luv your turtles and I should have made this dedication when I first posted!!!