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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 /
These turtles are very invasive, this baby was taken at our park, gently picked it up for a photo then placed it in the same spot,
Amazing moments when a turtle approaches that close. They are so soft and gentle. And so cute. She was softly whispering: "catch me".
in Quetico Provincial Park. After three very cold (for August) days, this day proved sunny and warm and as we paddled down Pickerel River, we noticed lots of these creatures sunning themselves near the shore.
Turtle Mound is a prehistoric archaeological site located 9 miles (14 km) south of New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Got a couple of really close up shots of this turtle at the Elk Grove Park, California. No idea what I'm going to do with these – I could make 4' x 6' prints!
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Another view of the turtle I rescued yesterday. He was on a sidewalk near a pond heading for a busy street. Put him back by the water and off he went.
LA: Emys orbicularis
EN: European pond turtle
DE: Europäische Sumpfschildkröte
HU: Mocsári teknős
We found him near a little pond.
The only turtle species that is endemic to Central Europe. Otherwise it can be found in Europe, Turkey and Morocco, as well.
Loves slow moving waters and ponds. They can live up 40-60 years long.
In many European countries they are endangered as their natural habitat of wetlands is shrinking.
In recent years they are also threatened by the fact that there are more and more Red-eared sliders (a turtle species native to the southern US and Mexico but often kept as pet in Europe) end up in the wild and behave as an invasive species against the local pond turtle.
A young snapping turtle waits for me to get out of his way on the D&L Canal Trail. I pedaled various Pennsylvania trails for five days in the spring of 2018 and crossed paths with at least one turtle every day.
My second successful outing with my new Five Star 500mm f/8 lens, mounted on my Sony A7S II with a T-mount to Sony E-mount adapter. The sun broke while I was out walking and the painted turtles came out to bask in the sun. This lens was pretty cheap, but so far I'm pleased with the quality. It's definitely worth the price!
Common name: Alligator Snapping Turtle ♂
Scientific name: Macrochelys temminckii
Distribution: United States
Conservation status (IUCN): Vulnerable
Hello everyone!
Never tried black and white so when I processed this file I had a look at the option and find the light rays in the background a bit more dominant in B&W.
Will be very interested what you think!
Please feel free to give me some constructive criticism! Don't hold back.
I have not been on Flickr for a while, life kind of takes over at the moment.
So apologies for neglecting you a bit, I hope to return to Flickr a bit more frequent soon.
As always! Thanks for looking and have a fantastic weekend.
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Norbert
This Snapping Turtle was laying her eggs in the middle of a trail. Interesting to watch - from a distance.
Got this turtle during my walk yesterday. Had come out of the lake and was soaking some sunlight I suppose.
Allowed me to take shots at it from pretty close, 1m may be - very unusual, typically they are quite alert within the reed and dive once they spot you from 7-8 meters.
Recently I had seen someone post such a turtle captured in North America and I commented we had almost the same here but with no red on their heads... well turns out they do have the red, too.
So...I went to a museum thing the other day and they had a HUGE fish tank with this cutie here...I was in awe of the fish...and then I decided after I saw Fredward (the turtle here) that I really wanted a pet turtle...haha
My mom wasn't exactly pleased with my confession of that...haha...apparently I have fish and that should be enough to take to the dorms...since I can't take my cats or my dog...or horses...foo
The Snapping Turtle is the official turtle of New York State.
We spotted this turtle on our lawn. When we got closer, we were surprised by his size, shell and tail. I took some photos and we went to the local library. The librarian told us he was about 100 years old! She said he/she was probably looking for water. We were planning on helping him/her get to a pond near our house, but when we returned, there was no sign of the turtle.
I hadn't been to this park in a long time, even though I live nearby. I don't remember ever seeing turtles here before, but they were everywhere!
I also had a dream a couple nights ago that I had a boyfriend who called me turtle. Analyze that please! I have been having some seriously wacky dreams lately. I won't go into those...
So many baby turtles make the long and hazardous journey from the nest to the water each day. Hovering above are hundreds of seabirds; circling in the water are dozens of Reef sharks; all just waiting to snap up these tasty little morsels. I do hope this little guy is still swimming will return one day to Heron Island.
I have seen sea turtles before swimming in the ocean around Maui, but on this trip we saw several cases when turtles beached themselves after a storm, presumably to rest. In one case, I counted 20 turtles resting on the beach near Ho‘okipa .
The turtle shown here pulled up on the beach in front of we were staying, seemed to be snoozing, and was gone by the next morning. I caught a moment when it briefly opened it's eyes.
From what I gather, this is a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas). The diameter of this one’s shell was under a meter.
From the Sea Turtle Fact Sheet:
“Carapace length: 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) average weight is 300 lbs (136 kg) ... Green sea turtles take 20-50 years to reach reproductive maturity ... The most friendly sea turtle may be the “honu,” the green sea turtles that live in Hawaii. These turtles are so comfortable with humans that they swim with people on diving trips among the coral reefs. ... Food: Adult green sea turtles are herbivores, and their food includes sea grasses and algae. Young green sea turtles, however, are omnivores. Their diet includes jellyfish, small mollusks and sponges.”
Always a pleasure to see.
The turtle recovery program at Rondeau has reached the release stag.
Nest are dug up in the spring as soon as they are laid and the GPS location .
This is to protect the eggs from predators such as raccoons.
The eggs are placed in incubators and after hatching are released back at the original nest sites.
I provided the turtle taxi.
Graptemys geographica
Northern map turtles inhabit large rivers and lakes with slow-moving water and a soft bottom. They require high-quality water that supports the female’s mollusc prey. These turtles may congregate in areas with abundant basking sites.
source - Ontario Nature.