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bunch of turtles all live in this yard. protected by a fence. apples all over for them to eat. better than being run over in the road.
This young snapping turtle was crossing a path at a lakeside park, I was standing guard when a guy with a bike came along and he stopped got off his bike and "helped" the turtle on his way, and he dropped him-d-uh!!! He seemed okay but was moving a lot quicker after being dropped!
Cochise Co., Arizona - This guy saw us and dove into the nearest mud-puddle (from monsoon rains) in the road.
I was calling this a gopher but was informed it is not a gopher tortoise, After a bit of investigation I believe this is a Mississippi Map Turtle. I can now easily identify a gopher tortoise. Thanks Swamper !
As I'm selling my N300/4.0 af-s lens, was doing some "good-bye" shoots. This snap is taken with d3s, handheld. Almost none PP.
Though it looks almost the same, this turtle is actually very different (and very far away from) the other turtles I have taken pictures of.
Red Sea turtle too busy munching the coral top be bothered by divers, however close I got wit the camera!
When I was called outside to see a very large and creepy spider (show you later), I came back to find this guy with a piece of our dog's food in its mouth!
Our Daily Challenge: begins with K
Just off Catseye Beach, they are apparently drawn there due to all the tasty algae which grows in that particular bay.
Hamilton Island 2014
Saw this little guy while coming home. I think he (or she) left the stream on the side of the road to cross over to the other side, perhaps to lay eggs (I've seen turtles do just that in nearly the exact same spot in the past).
Florida Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri
This turtle was found in north Tampa. Most Florida Box turtles have more prominent radiating lines on the carapace, but there is a great deal of morphological variation in the Florida populations. The carapace design of this male is similar to the more northern subspecies, Terrapene carolina carolina, found over a hundred miles north of this location, from (roughly) the Florida/Georgia border northwards. But the neck stripe and the brown, rather than red, eyes are characteristic of T.c. bauri.