Just looking through some of the RAW files from my trip to Mauritius, as I've only edited a few.

This turtle was at a nature park on the island. It was massive!

"Stand in line, please"

Busch Gardens-Tampa, FL

All photos taken at Tennessee Aquarium at Chattanooga,Tennessee

Someone brought this little one to an FWC office because they thought it looked like it needed help.

FWC image by Karen Parker

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The Galapagos are teeming with turtles. This guy gently swam beside me for several minutes.

The turtles actually have a pretty decent set up at Bass Pro Shop. Plentr of room to swim around and engage in their natural activities.

Several Sea Turtles at Anaehoomalu Bay near Waikaloa on the Big Island of Hawaii

I find it is rather therapeutic to hand feed Green Sea Turtles, plus they are amazing and beautiful sea creatures!! They are so graceful in movement as they seem to glide through the water seamlessly.

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas

A magnificent Green sea turtle feeding on the grass beds of Maho Bay. This dude let me float above him for a long, long time, just munching away. Bucket list, check! St John, Virgin Islands National Park, US Virgin Islands.

A giant turtle eating som grass

Male Glyptemys muhlenbergii, Tennessee Aquarium

Swimming with the turtles in Hawaii

Turtles at CalTech ponds

the surgeon fish are eating the algae off the turtle's shell

This turtle lives in a water garden in the retirement community of Chaple Pointe, Carlisle PA.

The best shot i took of a very large turtle breaking the surface in fetiye turkey

In 1978, the Hawaiian population of the green turtle was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act of 1973. The green sea turtle is the largest hard-shelled sea turtle. One interesting behaviour of the Hawaiian green turtle is its fondness for crawling ashore at isolated sites in order to bask. I did not disturb his rest in the sun taking this photograph.

This is another shot of my dad's beloved pet tortoise, a Red Footed Tortoise (Chelonoidis Carbonaria) to be exact. Well, one of three that he has. It was just coming out from under the shade in the enclosure to get some sunlight. When I was looking back at this shot, it reminded me of a conversation that I had with a dear friend recently. She said that she was going to try getting out of her comfort zone and trying new things and new experiences...kind of like this cute little tortoise.

Maybe it's a good idea to "come out of your shell and get into the sunlight sometimes" ! :) After all, life is meant to be lived, not tolerated. And simply existing is not the same thing as living. I think my friend, Jusni said it best in his post entitled "Reflecting" .

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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Sandbank 1, water witch passage.

green turtles nest here but this old girl looks a little different ..maybe it's because of her age ..maybe it's not a green turtle..I would appreciate any ideas,,, thanks

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Pet turtle on new feeding grounds

Domesticated Turtle spoted at the Island of Premuda

sea turtle

basking at turtle bay.

Pretty soon, there was a hole school of them... cool :)