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After dinner we all wait for the Rangers to say The turtles have arrived on the beach. We were expecting to see this one laying, but she had already finished. The eggs had been collected and will be reburied in the hatchery. Here the turtle is being measured.
Mr Box Turtle came to visit !
This little guy showed up in my garden is he cute or what!!
Explored # 377!
(Pseudemys rubriventris) The northern red-bellied turtle or American red-bellied turtle . It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied cooter includes a colony in Massachusetts which was previously a separate species (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
(Pseudemys rubriventris) The northern red-bellied turtle or American red-bellied turtle . It is endemic to the United States. The current range of the red-bellied cooter includes a colony in Massachusetts which was previously a separate species (Pseudemys rubriventris bangsii) as well as the coastal areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
誕生日おめでとう！ライケンさん。満2歳。
2015年8月15日現在 甲長160mm 体重 688g
（2015年8月15日撮影）
Happy birthday! LICHEN.
He became two years old.
Shell length 160mm weight 688g
(Taken on August 15, 2015)
This photo is a bit deceptive as it looks as though she's coming out of the sea rather than going back in. Over the years I've been fortunate enough to have seen dozens of Hawksbill Turtles coming in to lay their eggs and then, after two hours or more on the beach, making their way back to the sea. When they get to the water's edge they normally disappear into the waves very quickly; head down, a big splash and they're away before you can blink. On this occasion I managed to get in the sea in front of her, desperately trying to keep on my feet in the push and pull of the waves (didn't quite succeed, but somehow managed to keep the camera dry - what you do to get a photo !). Anyway, I was in luck as she missed the first wave, and was left stranded for a few seconds before the next wave came in and took her away, so close that she brushed my legs as she went past. A great experience and a special photo to remind me of the moment.
One of my good deeds for the day friday was moving this wood turtle out of the middle of a road. I didn't need a fast shutter speed for this pic.
Glyptemys insculpta
April, 2012. Northern Michigan.
A beautiful adult male that was found moving about in a small, rocky creek adjacent to a northern Michigan river. Wood Turtles often wander into these tributaries and terrestrial environments over the course of the season.
I adore Turtles. So does my son and so does my daughter. We have been lucky to work with non releasable turtles and to have helped rehab a few. This lucky fella was headed back to the wild after a short rehab stay.
Here in California our Pond Turtles face an uncertain future. Sliders continue to increase there population and that will continue to impact Pond Turtles.
Conservation often calls for difficult solutions. We all know what has to be done to control this invasive species, Sliders have to be caught and put down. They are larger, more agressive and prolific breeders. I know it sounds horrible but it is THE solution to this problem. Education on the dangers of buying that cute pet store turtle would help too but the SLiders need to go. Habitat needs to be protected and I think the Pond Turtle needs some protection.
I know the sliders did not, and do not, come here on there own. It is not the turtles fault, but what is the alternative solution to this problem. I am all ears if you got one but I havent heard a valid, practical one yet.
People think that turtles are slow animals. This is so only if the turtle is cold. Under normal conditions, turtles move very quickly, especially if you want to catch an insect. They move as a professional killer from the movies, is rapidly and irreversibly. And break the worm in a moment.
5.5 x 7 original watercolor of a painted turtle on a log. Reference photo by hdeeks, here on Flickr. Thanks Heather!
This young snapping turtle went about 10 inches across the shell, weighed around 2.5 lbs. I photographed him on the road at Bedford Mills, then carefull picked him up and moved him before he was hit. Note the duck-weed and filamentous algae covering his carapace. My wife did not appreciate my "turtle stink" when I got back in the car!
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