Look at the cute face! These are a Threatened species in Illinois. I was at a conference in northern Illinois a few years back and we got to visit a site where they are doing research on these cool (and super cute) turtles. Emydoidea blandingii, Emydidae. Northern Illinois, Summer 2010.

At the Curacao Sea Aquarium.

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The little uglies are quite excited at Turtle's arrival! :D

Here's an impromptu new family photo...

30 Days of Turtle 2/30

There were five kids using nets in South Fletcher's Creek. They caught this baby snapping turtle (about 4 inches in length). They brought up to the bridge and allowed me to take a few pictures. The kids then put the turtle back in the creek. Ravinswood Ravine. Brampton Ontario Canada.

Taken at Flamingo Gardens, Davie FL

She was on the edge of a field, so she was probably about to (or just did) lay eggs.

Female Cuora galbinifrons, Tennessee Aquarium

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10 Metre Rock Bass Point

i like turtles (or tortoises, not quite sure)

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May, 2012. New Jersey.

A beautiful female Eastern Box Turtle crosses a busy rural road in New Jersey. The Garden State is the most densely populated state in the country and in turn many of its roads carry unusually high traffic volume. This coupled with fragmented habitat makes Eastern Box Turtles exceptionally vulnerable to road mortality. The Eastern Box Turtle is listed as a Species of Special Concern in New Jersey.

Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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Atlanta Botanical Gardens

A turtle decided it wanted to cross the road at Stony Creek Metropark in Washington Township Michigan to get to the lake.

I guess no motorist could use the excuse hat it darted out in front of me.

I've rescued several box turtles from the highway over the years. I usually just let them go in the back yard. When I see a box turtle in the yard I wonder whether it's one I found on the road or whether it just wandered in from somewhere.

Two boys carry their small rafts home after floating down the river through town.

Aka island @ Okinawa

Blurry photo of a mating pair of eastern box turtles I stumbled across on a footpath.

Sea turtles are among the oldest creatures on earth and have remained essentially unchanged for 110 million years.The loggerhead sea turtle is the world's largest hard-shelled turtle and can weigh up to 1500 lbs.

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This girl was one of three that was crossing the road. She was the only survivor by the time John saw her, stopped, and brought her to the safety of the ponds at home. She either already had laid, or was ready to lay, her eggs. She moved very, very fast. John put her in Pond 3.

Taken at a park in Twinsburg Ohio

These turtles were huge. I wish I could remember the name of them.

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Turtle encountered in the wild while snorkling just off of Coco Island, Seychelles.

Hatched 4-5 February at the Tennessee Aquarium

I have managed to capture a photo of this sea turtle when i was swimming with underwater glasses, at Akumal beach, Mexico. I was extremely lucky that the turtle agreed to pose, and did not run off.

Champagne Pond, Kapoho Tide Pools, Big Island, Hawaii

A green sea turtle works on finishing her nesting for the day as the Sun rises.

Green sea turtle munching on some disgusting algae.

Take underwater pictures with me at the Evolution Photoganza in the Philippines in September 2013, and enjoy more of my photography & tales of the underwater world in "Sex, Drugs and Scuba Diving".

Tortues de Mandelieu Lanapoule

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Turtle hanging out at the Williams House near Crescent City, Florida.

Nature's RV.

What is the name of this yoga pose? Turtle Sun Warrior?

After photographing the Kingfisher on the Little Seneca Lake at Black Hill Regional Park, I noticed this turtle practicing yoga.