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Lazy day round the pool today much warmer today so decided to take a walk down to the lake to see if there was any nature about! Lots of Gekko Lizards out basking in the sun and then I spotted a teeny baby turtle crossing the road from the preserve to head to the lake! So cute! And gosh do they move fast!
After a swim we headed for a round of Crazy golf which was crazy but fun! Last full day tomorrow but chillier again, forecast to go below 0 on Tuesday - breaking us in for heading back to the English weather!
Walking with my dog this evening,we came upon this painted turtle heading out to look for a nesting area. She tucked herself in as soon as she knew we were there and stayed that way. We were on a little used driveway so I didn't feel the need to move her out of the way. i figured she knew where she was going. I warned the new neighbors to watch for turtles ontheir diveway and on the bridge for thte next few weeks.
I encountered another painted turtle on the highway today. My car passed right over her then i stopped to go back and move her out of the road. In my rearview mirror i saw another car pass over her and she spun around and gumbooted'er to the side of the road as fast as her little turtle legs would take her.Iproceeded on my merry way knowing she was out of harms way.
Snapping turtles will be coming out soon too to nest and then more encounters ;-)
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.
One of my favourite holiday moments. Sea turtles swimming in the harbour at Kastelorizo, Greece.
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Hawkbill Sea Turtle.
A rarer species and a meat eater.
His bill obviously suited to the task.
Diving Sta. Sofia, Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte.
Last dive of our trip.
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.
Some redbelly turtles warm themselves in the springtime sun. Like many areas, southern Maryland experienced a drop in temperatures over Tuesday night. But, that wasn't enough to deter these sun worshipers!
grandma & i had an exciting time cornering this snapping turtle, which turned out to be the most hostile turtle i have ever met. the moment i took out my camera he opened his mouth & started charging.
Acrylic painting of a sea turtle by Darla Dixon.
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Right under the bridge is a rock turtle trying to crawl up the slope (hint, he has snow on his head and is facing left).
From my article Hiking Hickman Bridge
Bob Palin
(Pseudemys rubriventris); listed as a threatened species in Pennsylvania
With an adult size of 10 to 12 inches and weighing up to 10 pounds, the northern red-bellied turtle is larger than most freshwater turtles except the snapping turtle.
His shell appeared to be crusted with mud, and he does not have many of the usual markings on his head, just some stripes under his chin. Older red-bellied turtles will become "melanistic" (uniformly dark gray or black); also, males especially may be almost entirely black, but there is usually a trace of reddish lines on the medially flattened upper shell and yellowish head stripes. The tip of the upper jaw is notched with toothed cusps on each side. The lower shell ranges in color from coral-pink to red, with darker markings in the young.
In Pennsylvania, the threatened red-bellied turtle lives in the most developed and densely populated southeast corner of the state. This large, long-lived, colorful turtle lives in coastal streams, rivers and wetlands along the eastern seaboard, but nests on land, making survival difficult for eggs and hatchlings. The greatest threat to the turtles is the industrialization and pollution of their environment. The large, aquatic turtles need to have access to deep stream channels and wetlands, because young turtles eat lots of insects. The adults are nearly exclusively herbivorous and feed on a wide variety of aquatic plants.
A series of shots follow…
This guy was lounging on the river's edge among the plastic bottles and sticks. He was either very tired, or pregnant, or accustomed to getting picked up.
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.