Turtles & Tortoises
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I love seeing the turtles basking in the sun on a winter's day at the local park in Portimao, Portugal.
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Painted turtle
Taken at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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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.
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.'
I came across this fellow in Fort Washington State Park.
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Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.
Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Blanding's turtle, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Got out on the pontoon today, I even got to drive.
One of the things we saw was this Blanding's turtle sitting at the edge of the marsh.
Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding's Turtles live in shallow water, usually in large wetlands and shallow lakes with lots of water plants.
It is not unusual, though, to find them hundreds of metres from the nearest water body, especially while they are searching for a mate or traveling to a nesting site.
Blanding's Turtles hibernate in the mud at the bottom of permanent water bodies from late October until the end of April.
source - www.ontario.ca/page/blandings-turtle
"Like sea turtles in the vast ocean, we must trust the currents of life, embracing every wave with patience and grace, knowing our journey is as boundless as the sea."
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)
These turtles are very invasive, this baby was taken at our park, gently picked it up for a photo then placed it in the same spot,
in Quetico Provincial Park. After three very cold (for August) days, this day proved sunny and warm and as we paddled down Pickerel River, we noticed lots of these creatures sunning themselves near the shore.