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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
I saw this lovely little painted turtle right after taking the previous shot of the Chestnut Sided Warbler.
These are very colourful turtles. This one was enjoying a spot of sunbathing on a rock in the water.
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It must be turtle mating season, as I have been finding them on a regular basis over the past few weeks. This Eastern Box Turtle was found on the entrance road to my local nature park - Palmyra Cove. He (or she) was not shy and did not retreat into its shell as I approached. Soooo, I got out my macro lens and decided to do an ultra close profile shot. This is the result.
Enjoy the evening!
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.
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 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.
Olive Ridley Turtle: This is the only one of its kind in Kerala, and probably in India.Turtles used to nest here for ages. Situated on the mouth of Kottakkal Rivar-Vadakara.This is the birth place of Kunhali Marakkar, the renowned patriot, died fighting the foreign aggressors under the Zamorin Raja of Calicut
Olive Ridleys are peculiar for its mass nesting habit called the "arribada" a spanish term meaning "the arrival" . This is an instinctive device for ensuring the survival of the some of the eggs against all odds, by flooding millions of eggs laid by lakhs of turtles at a go. Gahirmatha-Orissa Inida is the biggest mass nesging field of Olive Ridleys in the World.
courtesy:Theeram Nature Conservation society
Turtle beach -Kolavipalam -Vadakara-Calicut
Turtle eating an apple Punta Gorda, Florida. Apples aren't native to Florida but this fellow seemed to enjoy sharing my lunch!
The common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia and Florida. This species and the larger alligator snapping turtle are the only two species in this family found in North America.
Snapping turtles have fierce dispositions, but when encountered in the water, they usually slip quietly away from any disturbance. Snapping turtles have evolved the ability to snap because, unlike other turtles, they are too large to hide in their shells when confronted. Snapping is their defense mechanism. Snapping turtles will bite humans if threatened, but as a last resort. The turtle will try to scare off threats by hissing before it bites.
The common snapping turtle is an aquatic ambush hunter, capturing its prey with its beak-like jaws.
I found this one at Dinner Island Ranch in Hendry County, Florida.
I wanted to help it clean its nose out (Rock or Booger in it), but decided that I wanted to keep all my fingers for a while longer. So I chose not to go that route.