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A loggerhead turtle just off the beach which is part of the Akumal Beach Resort in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Took this picture while snorkelling near the beach.
Now that I've sorted my color space issues, I've gone back and re-done some of my older images from the year. The color is so much more vibrant.
The Upper Midwest Riverine Turtle Habitat Improvement project was initially funded in 2014 by the Service's State Wildlife Grant Program to improve nesting success, reduce adult turtle mortality, improve turtle habitat in river and stream corridors and assess the effectiveness of conservation actions conducted in all four states. With successful results, including significantly decreased mortality at protected nest sites and new nesting documented at 50 percent of restored sites, three states applied for a Phase 2 project , which was awarded in 2016.
The Phase 2 project is a collaborative effort between Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. It focuses on continuing management of existing nest areas, identifying and protecting new nest areas and monitoring and sharing results of active management activities.
Photo by Jessica Piispanen/USFWS.
I have to say that this was the largest Softshell Turtle that I have ever seen. It had a shell length of 14 inches or more. I compared it to my hat that I layed on the ground next to the turtle. I then measured my hat when I got home. It is rare enough to see Softshell Turtles out of the water but seeing one so large was even better. I don't know why it was in the open but I'm guessing that the turtle was a female looking for a place to burry eggs. This location was in Lawrenceburg Indiana within the Oxbow Preserve.
Pacific pond turtle is a small to medium-sized turtle growing to approximately 20 cm (8 in) in carapace length. It is limited to the west coast of the United States of America and Mexico, ranging from western Washington state to northern Baja California.
Sea turtle on its way up the beach to lay eggs. Taken on a recent trip to the tip of Australia, frenchmans track the old telegraph track to the tip.
This little cutie was getting some sun when a friend and I were out for a walk around Heart Lake Conservation Area.
Brampton, Ontario
My local pond, I was told there were several ducklings recently hatched, so set off with my camera and yes did capture some small fluffy cuties, but what caught my eye was this (turtle?) basking on a log in the sunshine!
Didn't expect that!
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This is a male (males have red eyes - females have brown)
Spotted walking across my driveway. Box turtles can live a long time 20 years or more, Unfortunately, the major causes of death for box turtles are due to human activity - cars, farm equipment, lawn mowers and so on. Also improper care when taken from the wild as "pets", destruction of habitat from development, and releasing turtles too far from where they were found. Turtles can have very small "home ranges" - around 250 square yards or less and can die trying to find their way home.
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From our visit to Taronga Zoo's Reptile World
The Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) lives in slow-moving fresh waters. The turtle's top shell is smooth and oval without a keel (ridge) on the top. Its skin is olive to black with red, orange, or yellow stripes on its extremities. The subspecies can be distinguished by their shells: the eastern has straight-aligned top shell segments; the midland has a large gray mark on the bottom shell; the southern has a red line on the top shell; the western has a red pattern on the bottom shell. (Wiki)
Photo of a 5 x 7 watercolor painting of a green sea turtle. Reference photo with thanks to Galen Piehl. His Flickr name is TropicalSnorkeling.com.
Reminds me of the creation myth of various religions where the world is balanced on the back of a giant space tortoise.
If there is a God, and it isn't all about science, I want that myth to be true.
Also. If I had a turtle, I would name it Murtle.
And this is technically a giant tortoise. Sshh!
Turtles feed on jellyfish, unfortunately, the turtle often mistake a plastic bag for jellyfish and subsequently suffocate and die.
I was so excited to see a sea turtle in the wild! It was out in the ocean and we kept seeing its head pop out of the water for air.
Turtles have been around for over 200 million years. They are the oldest, most primitive of all living reptiles. Some of these guys can live for a 100 years or more. Turtles can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Fossil records of sea turtles from around 150 million years ago show many modern characteristics, including fully developed shells. Most scientists believe they evolved from marsh-dwelling species.
This is a photo of a rescued sea turtles at Sea World in San Diego.
My in-laws' next door neighbor have a pet. This pet lives in the front yard and comes out when it's warm and sunny. I have been wanting to take a picture of this turtle for quite some time but he is always facing the wrong way. Today, I walked up and he started coming toward me and, believe it or not, I had time to go to the car and get my camera before he got too close.