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Sea turtle on its way up the beach to lay eggs. Taken on a recent trip to the tip of Australia, frenchmans track the old telegraph track to the tip.
I found one of the box turtles that I captured this summer in my rose bed. So I got down on "her" level (yes, I can tell the sex of a box turtle) and snapped this pic. She didn't even flinch when I got close. All the Box turtles that I've encountered have been "gentle souls"........... ;)
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From our visit to Taronga Zoo's Reptile World
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) lives in slow-moving fresh waters. The turtle's top shell is smooth and oval without a keel (ridge) on the top. Its skin is olive to black with red, orange, or yellow stripes on its extremities. The subspecies can be distinguished by their shells: the eastern has straight-aligned top shell segments; the midland has a large gray mark on the bottom shell; the southern has a red line on the top shell; the western has a red pattern on the bottom shell. (Wiki)
A painted turtle enjoys the sun at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.
Reminds me of the creation myth of various religions where the world is balanced on the back of a giant space tortoise.
If there is a God, and it isn't all about science, I want that myth to be true.
Also. If I had a turtle, I would name it Murtle.
And this is technically a giant tortoise. Sshh!
This morning late for work. i had business to attend to in Medway so off to the bank in Bellingham ..on the return trip on a busy rte 126 in front of the new Irving gas station traffic was at a stand still .some drivers ahead drove slow and careful by the time i got to the entrance to the station all including a gas tanker stopped as a landscaping crew stopped in the opposite direction one guy was out obviously trying to help the turtle in the road .
this time i was out with the gloves i keep with me for this very reason. I was thanked but i thanked her back..saying,,,and this is rare for me to say.. very rare to see people and a lot of them
not having a shit hemorrhage over having a back up to save
a animal in need . I am what i am to do what ever to save wildlife and found it pleasing others actually cared about a life too. she was put in my truck and released to live another day.. a bit pissed .. but living.
To those that traveled the busy rte 126 in Bellingham at 7:50 am this morning willing to be cautious and careful and patient was refreshing to see.
Turtles feed on jellyfish, unfortunately, the turtle often mistake a plastic bag for jellyfish and subsequently suffocate and die.
I was so excited to see a sea turtle in the wild! It was out in the ocean and we kept seeing its head pop out of the water for air.
Turtles have been around for over 200 million years. They are the oldest, most primitive of all living reptiles. Some of these guys can live for a 100 years or more. Turtles can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Fossil records of sea turtles from around 150 million years ago show many modern characteristics, including fully developed shells. Most scientists believe they evolved from marsh-dwelling species.
This is a photo of a rescued sea turtles at Sea World in San Diego.
My in-laws' next door neighbor have a pet. This pet lives in the front yard and comes out when it's warm and sunny. I have been wanting to take a picture of this turtle for quite some time but he is always facing the wrong way. Today, I walked up and he started coming toward me and, believe it or not, I had time to go to the car and get my camera before he got too close.
He (she?) had it's head out as I was approching, but I made such a racket stomping on the leaves and branches that it sliped into it's shell by the time I got near it.
Jekyll Island has one of the most amazing things ever. They have a facility that resuces injured sea turtles from along the Georgia coast and parts of the Florida coast. Veterinarians nurse the turtles back to health, realeasing those that could survive back into the wild (though often with reconstructed shells and such).
Visiting this place was one of those seminal experiences that just makes you amazed at the compassion and dedication some people have for the creatures of this Earth.
ROY KILCULLEN PHOTOGRAPHY 25/04/2006
Myrtle the Loggerhead Turtle is released into the Atlantic Ocean from a beach in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria almost two years after getting washed up in the Western Isles of Scotland. Myrtle, who lost a flipper in a shark attack, has been nursed back to health in the UK at the Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary in Oban, and later the Scarborough Sea Life & Marine Sanctuary.
Eastern box turtles have a Eastern box turtles have a high, dome-like carapace and a hinged plastron that allows total shell closure. The carapace can be of variable coloration, but is normally found brownish or black and is accompanied by a yellowish or orangish radiating pattern of lines, spots or blotches. Skin coloration, like that of the shell, is variable, but is usually brown or black with some yellow, orange, red, or white spots or streaks. This coloration closely mimics that of the winter leaf of the tulip poplar. In some isolated populations, males may have blue patches on their cheeks, throat, and front legs. Furthermore, males normally possess red eyes (irises) whereas females usually display brown eyes. Eastern box turtles feature a sharp, horned beak, stout limbs, and their feet are webbed only at the base. Eastern box turtles have 5 toes on each front leg, and normally 4 toes on each hind leg, although some individuals may possess 3 toes on each hind leg. Staying small in size, most range from 4.5 to 6 inches, but occasionally reach over 7 inches. In the wild, box turtles are known to live over 100 years, but in captivity, often live much shorter lives. Virtually all turtles have a covering of scutes, or modified scales, over the bony shell. The number, size, form,and position of these scutes can help in identifying the turtle. Only in the soft-shelled turtles and leatherback sea turtles are obvious scutes absent, leaving skin to cover the bones.
Eastern Box Turtle in Florida