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Turtles are unable to regulate their body temperatures independently, so they are completely dependent on the temperature of their environment. For this reason, they need to sunbathe frequently to warm themselves and maintain their body temperatures.

The red-eared slider gets its name from the small, red stripe around its ears, or where its ears would be, and from its ability to slide quickly off rocks and logs into the water.

Red-eared sliders are native to the Southern United States and northern Mexico, but have become established in other places because of pet releases, and have become an invasive species in many areas where they outcompete native species.

The carapace of this species can reach more than 40 cm (16 in) in length, but the typical length ranges from 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 in). The females of the species are usually larger than the males. They typically live between 20 and 30 years.

- Wikipedia

(Nikon, 500 mm, 1/200 @ f/8, ISO 400)

" Looking close... on Friday!"

Thème: "No Real Animal"

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Taken Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk

West Virginia

USA

Taken at Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, north of St Paul, MN.

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Ushaka Marine World - Durban, South Africa

Painted turtle at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Red-bellied Short-necked Turtle (Emydura subglobosa) exiting the pond at The Koala Sanctuary

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Painted turtle offering up a nice scene at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

1/200 sec. f/7.1 213mm ISO100

Canon EOS70D

Tamron 150mm-600mm

Made with yarn from my stash, i.e. Dacapo and Catania.

Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Redding, CA)

Painted turtle

Taken at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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For Crazy Tuesday's theme "low key".

Inspired by, and in memory of Jamie Leigh Meyer.

The turtle was purchased from a beach vendor in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.

Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX. Sony nex5r and Schneider Kreuznach Componar 50/4.5 enlarger lens. The turtles have grown accustomed to the passers by at the entrance to the Center, and they seem to enjoy their theatrics.

Nikon Z6, Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 lens

Painted turtle Chrysemys picta).

Wildwood lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Honor Heights Park, Muskogee, Oklahoma

Checking me out, had to shoot from the car, no place to park and get the shot.

Honor Heights is a very impressive layout, well maintained.

Fun place to visit.

This green turtle was one of 20 this particular day that crawled on the Hookipa Park beach on Maui, Hawaii to rest. The turtle had just come ashore and was about to drop its head to sleep.

The green turtle is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Major nesting is done in the French Frigate Shoals but some goes on right here in HI and we ran into one ranger going on a 'turtle nest watch.'

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Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.

Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Northern Ontario

Canada

Mon Repos beach 🐢🐢🐢

Bundaberg Australia

On the outskirts of Bundaberg is Mon Repos, the largest Loggerhead turtle rookery in the South Pacific. From November to March annually, Mon Repos plays host to Loggerhead, Flatback and Green Sea Turtles

Cheekwood Botanical Garden.

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Ben Hill Strickland, Sr. Park

Hiram, Georgia

Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) .Wildwood Lake in the canal. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Turtles catching some rays on the waters of the Horicon Marsh near Waupun, WI.

Kaua'i, Hawaii, Green sea turtle

I was leaving local park when this big fella decided to cross my path. Made sure I stopped traffic so it could make it safely across the road. (Cell phone capture)

Big Island, Hawaii

Illegal released former pet turtles.

Don't let that smiley face fool you. These turtles can be feisty when out of water. Snapping turtles roamed the earth with the dinosaurs and have a strong bite but contrary to popular belief they cannot bite your finger off. They range from Canada to Florida. Their numbers may be in decline in some areas where trapping is legal. If you really want to get up close and personal with this snapper, view in Large! Didn't need 5 frames a second for this capture.

Well, I saw this Great Blue Heron out on a tiny 'island', so I took the photo.

It was only during processing that I saw the turtles (I count almost 30!) at his feet, OMG!

Click to enlarge, it's cool!

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Wakulla Springs

looking for mushrooms and all of a sudden this turtle appears.

Turtles with reflections, taken at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Florida.

Dive site :-Mid-reef Sipadan, Malaysia.

Taken at a depth of 7.8 metres.

good to go

Some turtles snap and some are bored and yawn. After watching this turtle for some time, I'm convinced that both of us were a little bored, and this was a yawn.