West Virginia

USA

Carden Alvar, Ontario

Canada

Well, more like a slow waltz.

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

5 tiny turtles (so cute & just 1cm long ... easier to see with the macro lens than in 'real life')

Macro Mondays: Nautical

Snapping Turtle

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Painted turtle

Taken at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Three of the many turtle logs I photographed last weekend. On the middle one, I like the way the last turtle seems to be taking an interest in the nutria. In the lower one, I believe I can count three turtle species on the log - the ever-so-abundant and invasive Red-Eared Sliders, the native Western Pond Turtle (The ones with no color or stripes), and I feel pretty certain the big turtle number three from left to right, is a native Western Painted Turtle. I am not 100% certain, but the lack of red-ear, plus the numerous yellow stripes on the head say it is. If only I could be sure. I always feel the Western Painted Turtle is the holy grail of turtle-sighting in our ponds here.

turtle at aquarium.

A family of turtles sunning themselves on a beautiful spring day.

SNAPPING TURTLES laying eggs

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

"In many cultures, particularly in China, Japan and among Native American peoples, the turtle is an ancient symbol of good luck."

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Theme : "Lucky Charm"

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Painting by Leo & Nanna K

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.'

Butterfly Pavilion

Westminster, Colorado

July 2016

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Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.

Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Race Car Bob was a Kansas box turtle we found in our garage after we forgot to close the garage door one autumn night. We kept him with us for a month and then let him go back to nature. He sure was a funny fellow.

Snapping turtles - Chelydra serpentina

The turtles were really enjoying basking in the sun at Kohler-Andrae State Park Tuesday afternoon.

Northern Ontario

Canada

Box turtle or maybe a gopher turtle?

The new day dawns moody on Turtle Bay.

North Shore Oahu

Kaua'i, Hawaii, Green sea turtle

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.

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.

Two Red-eared Slider Turtles bask themselves in the warm sunshine. I'm seeing more and more rather large turtles, some appear to have been well taken care of which leads me to believe someone has let them go in the canal due to their size.

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

Play time for turtles. These turtles are made from stones and displayed at a Stone Museum in La Union, Philippines. Nice to see the sculptural works.

green sea turtle

Turtle at Memorial Lake State Park, Grantville, PA

The world's eight species of sea turtles. Five of them - are found in the Philippines. This green turtle, Houksbil, Lizabek, Olive Ridley and Logerhed. The most beautiful among them - Houksbil, it has a color pattern on the back. Photographed near Apo Island / Philippines /