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Just across the road from our condo is a place that several turtles live and I like to swim from Beach I to Beach II and spend some time watching them.
This snapping turtle had just layed her eggs in a hole she dug in the middle of a gravel pathway. I did not have my camera the day we found her digging... This was the next day and she seems to be guarding it. Note the out of focus deer fly on her brow..
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!
Chrysemys picta is a reptile that is common in southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico and is related to other water turtles such as sliders and cooters. This turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slow-moving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms. The maximum carapace size, or shell length, for painted turtles is 10 inches, or 25 cm. Its shell is used to protect it from its predators.
Painted turtle with a yellow-orange plastron
The underside, or plastron, of the Painted turtle's shell has a beautiful design that (hence the name) looks like it is painted. The plastron can be solid yellow, mostly yellow with a pattern in the center, or may be a complicated pattern of yellow and red.[1] There are yellow or red lines on the painted turtle's head, and limbs. The skin tone of the painted turtle varies from olive green to solid black.[2] The Painted turtle is the only species in the genus Chrysemys. It comprises 4 sub-species: the Eastern, Southern, Midland, and Western painted turtles...
Every summer this guy pays us a visit. We don't know where he comes from or where he goes for the winter. He just stops by and has a little lunch, then moves on. I like the red spots on his arms.
This nice mosaic was in the childrens pool. Yes, they had their own place to splash around and be noisy. The adults haave their own pool, complete with swim up bar.
These water turtles have been seen in pet shops for years. The red marking right behind the ear is a very noticable distinction on these turtles. They are commonly seen in lakes, ponds and wetlands. The females are larger and can reach a shell length of 11 inches. I found this one out in a field a few hundred feet from the lake I was near. This turtle was dry and covered in dirt, so I carried it to the lake. This location was in Lawrenceburg, IN.
Found walking around several feet from a pond & brought back home for a photo shoot, then returned. These shots were taken in the sun, but I was careful not to expose the turtle to it for more than a few minutes. It was godawful hot, & I was worried about overheating. If the turtle is free, it will just move in & out of the sun as needed, but it can't do that if someone's holding onto it!
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August, 2012. New Jersey.
A beautiful adult male Eastern Box Turtle found crossing a road early in the morning after a night of heavy thunderstorms. During the heat of the summer months, this species and other turtles often estivate to avoid the hot and dry conditions. But heavy downpours can bring the turtles out where they search for prey and mates.
Another picture from my favourite local walk, there's usually something new to see, this is the first time I've seem a turtle in my patch of the New River.