Much more outgoing than the frog who tries to rest in peace in the same pond around the same tree.

This poor misguided box turtle was trying to lay her eggs in the middle of the land to the house at Catherine's Cove

Green Sea Turtle. Chelonia mydas. Maui, Hawaii, USA.

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Poor guy has barnacles all over him. He frequents this area, this is the second time I have seen him. I wish people knew to keep their distance from these creatures because when I walked back through a girl was standing about a foot away from him taking photos.

Pattern:ﾀｰﾄﾙﾈｯｸﾎﾟﾝﾁｮ（turtle neck　poncho）　by 岡本啓子（keiko okamoto） fromかんたんニットワードローブ

Yarn:　Hamanaka Exceed wool FL (エクシードウールFL 合太)　col.225　4balls,　col.231　4balls,　col203　2balls

Needles: Hook3.0 mm,　棒針5号Size 3.25mm

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I found 5 distinctly beautiful turtles while mushroom hunting

Green sea turtle at Shedd Aquarium. www.sheddaquarium.org

found in golden gate park.

Turtle parking is full.

Heosemys spinosa, juvenile

Heosemys spinosa, juvenile

Photographed is a painted turtle at Bombay Hook National Refuge, Virginia. This was shot using a Canon 7D and a Canon 100-400mm L lens.

Photo by: Matt Kaminski

I found this Painted Turtle just north of Seattle, Washington in the middle of a busy street during rush hour.

The markings on his belly were truly amazing in shades of orange, green and yellow.

Samsung digital camera

Nearly road kill! After watching 3 trucks...(one with a trailer) miss this little guy on a busy road... I brought him back to my 5 acres and released him...yet, he still doesn't look too happy!

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brooksville, florida

by Margi Rentis

A painted turtle joins me in watching the changing light on the Mission Mountains - National Bison Range, Moiese Montana

© Katie LaSalle-Lowery

www.bigskycountry.net

A green sea turtle swims past a school of Raccoon Butterflyfish near Hawaii.

Florida Botanical Gardens --

Largo, Florida

by Ranger Elena Gilroy, Maryland Park Service

Basking in the little bit of sun at Mill Lake, Abbotsford, B.C. British Columbia's only remaining pond turtle species. Considered vulnerable.

Turtle Snapping Summer female water Nikon D200 Tamror 17-50mm F2.8 ISO 200 A priority

A baby turtle in Zacatecas, Mexico. The turtle was released into the water, and it safely swam away.

somebody captured the poor thing , luckily the kids released the turtle back to its habitat

This poor turtle was found several kilometers from the nearest water, it was quite dehydrated and has had a lot of run ins with crocodiles in the past by the look of its shell. I relocated him to the lake but am quite sceptical of its survival. Emydura worrelli. Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa, QLD.

The Turtle Boy statue in Worcester center was a gift to the City from Harriet Burnside in 1903. Someone draped plastic beads on the statue.

This is my favorite turtle picture of all!

One of my favourite holiday moments. Sea turtles swimming in the harbour at Kastelorizo, Greece.

All photos are © Alexandra Bone

Not to be used without prior permission.

www.alexandrabone.co.uk

Coeur D'Alene Idaho

They are in my opinion much faster than generally given credit.

A giant turtle peacefully sleeping at "A Cupulatta", a turtles protection centre located in Corsica, about 30 Km from Ajaccio

June evening at Lake Maria State Park, MN. See a painted turtle in the grass and get out to get a few photos and expect it to run off like most painted turtles do, but it didn't. It was digging in the ground a hole and thought it was strange and then the first egg popped into the hole and watched her drop 8 eggs into the hole and then covered the hole and walked back to the lake.

Turtle at CalTech ponds

North Pond Chicago 7/9/14 (0460+10)

Geoemyda spengleri, Tennessee Aquarium

A sea turtle at the Tennessee Aquarium

turtle at the zoo