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at least I think so. found it on a trail in the Musquash, carried it to a safer spot, took some photos and let it go in a vernal pool. the resident bullfrog was put out. This one was much braver than the Blanding's turtle despite being half its size.
During an afternoon of shooting on the banks of the Piscataquog river in New Boston, NH I came across this little critter. It was just standing (lying?) there, in the shade of a tree on the river bank.
Faithful to the stereotype it wasn't moving very fast and this left me plenty of time to take all the shots I wanted :)
Back at my computer I set out to identify its species and it turns out this is a Wood Turtle -- an endangered species. Cool!
Learn more at: New Hampshire Fish And Game Department
The green turtle is making a comeback in the Hawaiian Islands but is still on the endangered list. The females make their way to the French Shoal Islands to have their young which is an 800 mile journey. There they go ashore and dig a hole in the sand where they lay their eggs. After laying their eggs and covering them with sand they return to the Hawaiin Islands and repeat this process two or three years later.
Fred wanted to go underneath the fence, but couldn't, so husband pulled the fence up,so he could go where he needed to go.....see ya buddy!
A pair of green sea turtles / honu (Chelonia mydas) nuzzle up to each other while sunbathing in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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Photo by: Mark Sullivan, NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 2013
Seen along the Illinois and Michigan Canal path, this painted turtle was hiding from us as we tried to photograph him.
Notice how the stripes on his head go right through his eye.
And his dirty mouth!!
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) found crossing the road at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland county, New Jersey.
A green sea turtle / honu (Chelonia mydas) at Midway Atoll in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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Photo by: James Watt/NOAA Office of Marine National Sanctuaries, 2002
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Look at how tiny he is. Those aren't big rocks next to him, those are tiny pebbles. We saw him on our walk at Independence Grove.
Chelonia mydas. This species has two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This species is mostly a herbivorous and feeds on sea grasses. The largest known weight is 690 pounds.
These turtles were a few hundred feet out from the beach in Barbados; however, it was worth the swim. The turtles were fed by the local tour guides on the island.
The Great Swamp refuge in New Jersey is host to multiple species of turtles, including the spotted, painted, box, and snapping turtles.
haven't been uploading as i have mocks & exams. here is a photo i took of a turtle during my visit to Bournemouth aquarium. i'm drawing it for my mock exam in art. turtles are amazing!
I was out for a walk in Lambton Woods and I heard a woman scream...
I ran up and the woman pointed to this snapping turtle crossing the walking path which she almost stepped on.
This guy was quite large and was crawling out of the woods back down to the river. Nothing could stop him! It was very to cool to watch him crawl over logs and plow through shrubs and tumble down some stairs. Those claws!
Notice the dog trying to sneak up on him (he was off the leash and was asking to get bit!).
Oriental, North Carolina, May 18, 2018, 8:06am: A box turtle about five inches long is strolling through the yard.
Come out of your shell. Cuaght him/her trying to cross the Paint Creek Trail in Lake Orion, Michigan.
Emydoidea blandingii
April, 2011. Clare County, Michigan.
An adult female Blanding's Turtle that was found in a prairie fen on northern Michigan. The red stain of its carapace is due to the tannins from nearby Cedar Trees.
This snapping turtle came up from the swamp to dig a nice spot (at the side of the road) to lay her eggs. Ontario, Canada.
In the Laganas bay at Zakhyntos, Greece. Sea turtles are adapted for their life in the ocean, with streamlined shells and strong flippers designed so they can swim easily. The turtles eat shellfish, clams, muscles and jellyfish. They do not have teeth but have powerful jaws that can crush their food. It is thought that the turtles can live to be about 60 years old, and they reach reproductive maturity at 30 years old where the females return to the beach where they were born to lay their eggs (only 1 in a 1,000 turtles manage to reach reproductive age).