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Emydoidea blandingii
April, 2011. Clare County, Michigan.
An adult female Blanding's Turtle that was found in a prairie fen on northern Michigan. The red stain of its carapace is due to the tannins from nearby Cedar Trees.
Some kids found this guy in a puddle in the rip-rap along the Rock River near the Portland Avenue bridge.
This dude was chillin on the road soaking up the sun. Turtles are one of my favorite animals, so I'm pretty happy that I got to shoot this guy.
This Box Turtle has taken up residence in my ground bird bath. He is in the bath every day and often completely submerged. His little head pokes out for a breath of air on occasion and then he is back to his cool shady bath :)
Father turtle telling his little boy all about how he beat the hare in the race of the century. Taken in Burroughs Park in Tomball, Texas.
The Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) inhabits ponds and lakes in the southern Appalachians. This one was captured in the morning light at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville.
Chelydra serpentina, Eastern Snapping Turtle. This turtle is about 18" from head to tail.
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Near the end, I tried to pan around to me giving a thumbs up. It was a pretty awesome sight, and the camera is fairly zoomed in, as I was kind of far away from it
Snorkling with turtles on Klein Curacao, a small uninhabited island just outside the island of Curacao.
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