Turtles & Tortoises
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and a beautiful carpet of green...
Even on a grey day, this place was gorgeous... but I will go back on a warmer day so we can sit and take in the surroundings and see the turtles!
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
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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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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.
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.
Hillman Marsh. This North American turtle is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range.The most significant threats to the Blanding's Turtle are loss or fragmenting of habitat, motor vehicles, and raccoons and foxes that prey on eggs.
Illegal collection for the pet trade is also a serious threat. Blanding's Turtles are slow breeders - they don't start to lay eggs until they are in their teens or twenties - so adult deaths of breeding age adults can have major impacts on the species.
(I just noticed a Painted Turtle in the bottom left hand corner :-)
Another one from the Australian Archives. Took this photo two years ago and never could work out why an osprey would carry around a rock!!!!! But it's not a rock, its a turtle - crop it and you can even make out the turtle's head/eyes etc. Thanks blaylock1 for solving the mystery!!
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...
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.'
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."
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.