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During an afternoon of shooting on the banks of the Piscataquog river in New Boston, NH I came across this little critter. It was just standing (lying?) there, in the shade of a tree on the river bank.
Faithful to the stereotype it wasn't moving very fast and this left me plenty of time to take all the shots I wanted :)
Back at my computer I set out to identify its species and it turns out this is a Wood Turtle -- an endangered species. Cool!
Learn more at: New Hampshire Fish And Game Department
In 1991, Centro Mexicano de la Tortuga was formed. The idea was to give the responsibility for the turtle’s survival to the very people whose economy had depended on harvesting the turtles.
Headed out to Kensington today as the temps were in the high 50's and it was sunny, I figured there should be some reptiles out, I was right!!
Frick! (Yellowbelly Slider) actually let me get close and take photos of him basking. Usually if you go near the tank when they are basking they slide off into the water.
More from our underwater fun in Turtle Bay, Akumal Mexico. Again, I highly recommend spending $150 and getting one of these waterproof cameras if you ever find yourself on a tropical vacation with snorkeling or scuba diving planned. They're so much fun.
Well, Lenny and Squiggy can no longer be kept in the same tank anymore.
Squiggy is the smaller of the two turtles.
All this time, we thought Squiggy was the boy and Lenny was the girl.
It seems though that Lenny is a boy and Squiggy is either a girl or a small boy.
My Vet can't make up her mind right now. :P
Anyway, Lenny has been a bully towards Squiggy and to make things worse, is trying to mate with Squiggy.
Turtle sex ain't such a bad thing, except for the fact that Lenny bit off Squiggy's finger.
I pass out at Doctor's offices, so i can't deal with missing body parts.
A pair of green sea turtles / honu (Chelonia mydas) nuzzle up to each other while sunbathing in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
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Photo by: Mark Sullivan, NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 2013
Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (honu), apparently uniquely among sea turtles, sometimes bask on the beach during the day. This is turtle L-2, HiwaHiwa, done basking at "Turtle Beach" (Laniakea, Oahu) and heading back out into the ocean.
Come out of your shell. Cuaght him/her trying to cross the Paint Creek Trail in Lake Orion, Michigan.
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Chelonia mydas. This species has two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This species is mostly a herbivorous and feeds on sea grasses. The largest known weight is 690 pounds.
These turtles were a few hundred feet out from the beach in Barbados; however, it was worth the swim. The turtles were fed by the local tour guides on the island.
The Great Swamp refuge in New Jersey is host to multiple species of turtles, including the spotted, painted, box, and snapping turtles.
Clemmys guttata
June, 2011. New Jersey.
This heavily spotted adult male was found in a vernal pool while searching for amphibians to swab for Chytrid and other viruses. In the northeast, Spotted Turtles often utilize vernal pool ecosystems in the early spring, but some individuals such as this one stick around as the others disperse.
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) found crossing the road at Heislerville Wildlife Management Area, Cumberland county, New Jersey.
One Snapping Turtle was recorded walking over four miles from her pond to lay her eggs. This was a Patapsco River Turtle....so I haven't any idea how far she was traveling.