My in-laws' next door neighbor have a pet. This pet lives in the front yard and comes out when it's warm and sunny. I have been wanting to take a picture of this turtle for quite some time but he is always facing the wrong way. Today, I walked up and he started coming toward me and, believe it or not, I had time to go to the car and get my camera before he got too close.

One of my son Brandon's 5 water slider turtles

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This large common snapping turtle was spotted crossing the road at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in Missouri.

Photo by USFWS.

Just a turtle I almost ran into.

Determined to plant her crop

I was looking for birds and saw this little guy sunning himself.

Believe this is a sun turtle and yes, he is sunning himself. I took it because of the reflection in the calm waters in the cove.

We were lucky enough to see a sea turtle while snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. Not sure which species we saw; there are six species that live in the reef.

these sea turtles in Mexico are huge, my first real encounter with them, and when we swam with them at Akumal Beach, down the coast from where we stayed near Xcaret, you got a real sense of their being and an amazing feeling to be snorkelling above these wonderful animals as they swam along the bottom of the sea bed, occasionally surfacing for air. Riviera Maya, Mexico...summer 2016.

Flamingo Habitat, Las Vegas, Nevada

Zoo World. this guy was smaller than a cd.

Taken at the De Boville Slough

at Honaunau

A sea turtle swimming in the waters off of the Hawaiian islands.

To learn more about NOS's role in protecting sea turtles, visit:

Using Sonar to Track Sea Turtles, (Making Waves audio podcast)

Using Sonar to Protect Sea Turtles

(Original source: National Ocean Service Image Gallery)

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Red eared slider, male.

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Sea turtle swimming right towards me in the water

Someone brought their new turtle into the office today. I think I'm in love.

I think this belongs on cuteoverload.

2.14.09 Another turtle at the springs. I took this photo from a moving boat and it was a hard catch to get.

It’s huddled right in the corner of its glass enclosure, providing a challenge for cropping and brushing out reflections. Could you tell it’s behind glass by looking at this now?

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Title: Turtle

Location: Red Sea

Camera: C7070WZ

Lens: undefined

Settings: 1/125, f/10, ISO200

Housing: Ikelite Olympus C-7070 Housing

Strobes: 1 x Ikelite DS160

Originally appeared at: marek.wylon.com

The edge of shell, the carapace-edge (marginal) scutes, have a nice red design - these appear as the turtle age, it looks like it has been painted on and is where their name comes from.

Found on sidewalk and taken to pond. This was before I figured out that the camera was taking tiny photos by default.

Mud Turtles sunning themselves on warm flat rocks.

Brevard Zoo

North Pond Chicago 10/6/15 (1954+10)

Turtle "flying" by in Sipadan

This Keys mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) was one of six total mud turtles observed on two islands in the Florida Keys during a January 2016 survey. This listed reptile is one of the seven species being targeted during this study.

Photo by Jonathan Mays

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Sea Turtle taken at Coral Gardens on Grace Bay in Provo, Turks and Caicos.

Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory; Niagara Falls, Ontario.