Turtle rock

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West Virginia

USA

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Painted turtles lazily lounging in the warm sun.

Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Turtle Island 2015, 20 X 20" Acrylic on Canvas

Dedicated to Gerard!

Seiko Prospex SRPA21 "Turtle" on a brown "Vintage Calf Leather" style strap. Some watch tools as props.

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The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis) is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Central Asia east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in the patterning of plumage and have been designated into at least six named subspecies. Populations in the higher latitudes tend to migrate south in winter, while those closer to the tropics are sedentary. Vagrants have been recorded in North America. The species is predominantly granivorous and forages on the ground.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_turtle_dove

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Reflections on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage in Iron County near Mercer, WI.

Painted Turtles

catching some rays

Camera" Nikon D85

Lens: Nikon 500mm f4 w 1.4tx

Taken: 04-08-2019

ISO: 800

1/800 sec f8

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

Turtle time - Galapagos Islands

Today will be my 12th consecutive day at work. I am ready for some time off and hopefully a little peaceful nature time this weekend.

Oahu, Hawaii

Painted turtle

Taken at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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A new generation of turtles appeared finally in our garden, we haven't seen new little turtles for years, we think maybe some predator like a bird or something was getting them once they get out of the eggs, while their shells are still soft... :(

this time my father found these cute little ones and kept them safe in a closed place until they grow up and their shells become hard..

as I've mentioned before, there are many of them in our garden that I've lost the count :)

Happy Turtling Weekend!!

see your photos soon...

Painted turtle(Chrysemys picta) in the canal at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Ontario

(photo Claire)

Butterfly Pavilion

Westminster, Colorado

July 2016

I came across this fellow in Fort Washington State Park.

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/findapark/fortwashington/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Washington_State_Park

Thank you, so much, for looking!

Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.

Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Crissie took this one.

Turtle swimming amongst the aquarium fish.

Northern Ontario

Canada

The new day dawns moody on Turtle Bay.

North Shore Oahu

Ben Hill Strickland, Sr. Park

Hiram, Georgia

Green Sea Turtle, Punalu'u Black Sand Beach Hawai'i Island

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)

I captured this guy sunbathing. :-)

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Bird Island | Seychelles

Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)

There are seven types of sea turtle in the world’s oceans, six of which are officially classified as a ‘threatened species’ on the current IUCN Red List. The Leatherback and Olive Ridley are regarded as ‘vulnerable’, the Loggerhead and Green as ‘endangered’, and the Kemp’s Ridley and Hawksbill as ‘critically endangered’.

Seychelles is one of only a few major nesting sites around the world for the Hawksbill Turtle and, fortunately due to its remote location, Bird Island has perhaps more than its fair share coming up to lay each year. The laying season normally starts around the end of September / beginning of October, which coincides nicely with our annual visit. This is the time the south-easterly wind lessens and the sea becomes clearer and calmer. Green Turtles also breed on the island, but whilst they only come up at night when it’s dark to lay, the Hawksbill is happy to come up at any time of the day. However, the Hawksbill’s nesting season only lasts a few months to February, whereas the Green Turtle will lay throughout the year,

We’ve been very lucky over the years as we’ve probably now seen around hundred or so Hawksbills either coming in to lay, in the process of digging/laying or on their way back to the sea. For anybody who's interested in reading a bit more about the island’s conservation programme and the laying process then please see the final photo in this set where I’ve added some additional information.

I have so many photos of them that this year I only photographed them going back to the sea after laying - there are four shots here of three different turtles taken on three separate days.

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!

Thanks for looking, etc.:)

It's nice to have sunrays here, and the negative space give a good feeling : )

Same turtle here : www.flickr.com/photos/thomasvignaud/2160847847/

www.temanaotemoana.org/index_en.php

In all the time spent at this location, this is the first time I spotted a turtle above water.

Noise from camera shutter caused turtle to look toward me.

The turtle swam out from the lake and chased away some ducks that were sitting near.