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...or at least ready for takeoff...
There is growing evidence that turtles have a secret desire to fly. There have been several eye witness accounts and actual images of said turtles, practicing what appears to be flight postures, with legs and head elevated.
This theory is in the process of being investigated. ..... :)
See another image of a turtle trying to fly in 1st comment box :)
This little guy is at a place where they rehabilitate wild animals that are found, the place has been there since my kids were little, I guess it's a good thing that most of the cages were empty, only 4 or so occupied, means less in need of help... my Grandson enjoyed the trek around and up to the park... so it was cool, made for some good pics...
This recently hatched turtle was bravely swimming in the open. It was not much larger than a US 50-cent coin. I was surprised that one of the large-mouth bass living in our fresh-water "lagoon" did not snap it up for lunch.
Montell, Uvalde County, Texas in April 2022
Some turtles snap and some are bored and yawn. After watching this turtle for some time, I'm convinced that both of us were a little bored, and this was a yawn.
While out for a walk in German Mills Settlers Park, I encountered this Common Snapping Turtle (Chelidra serpentina) along the pathway near German Mills Creek. She had just finished laying her eggs and covered these up with soil. I quickly continued and finished my walk, picked up my cameras and drove back in my car. Thankfully the reptile was still near her nest and I shot some photos while she continued along the path, into the grass verge and on to the creek, where she washed her snout and rested for a while.
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.
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 /
Kamera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Belichtung 0,017 sec (1/60)
Blende f/5.6
Brennweite 75 mm
ISO-Empfindlichkeit 3200
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!
7R302010
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.
Snapping turtle laying eggs.
Сегодня видел черепаху откладывающую яйца. Простоял около неё минут 40. Не знаю сколько она успела отложить до того, при мне штук 20 наверное. Окончания процесса не дождался, нужно было возвращаться домой.
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.
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.
Ps. press z to get the full picture.
Norbert
Common name: Alligator Snapping Turtle ♂
Scientific name: Macrochelys temminckii
Distribution: United States
Conservation status (IUCN): Vulnerable
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.
Knowing that we have cared for turtles in the past, our vet phoned us recently to say a baby turtle had been handed in by a member of the public. We kept it for a few days to make sure it was feeding okay, before releasing it in a safe place.
It is a Long-necked Turtle, probably a hatchling.
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