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Max is a member of my brother's family. He and his mate live in the plant atrium. He comes when called and will chase the dog.
This turtle was roaming around our back yard for a few days, probably building a nest somewhere. Strange, because our yard is completely fenced in by 6 foot fences, so she must have rappelled in somehow.
My Dad found these little guys in the yard this morning after a raccoon had invaded the nest and eaten some eggs out of it...not sure if they will make it tho, it seemed they were not ready to climb outta the dirt yet :(
Malachi found this little guy at the park towards the end of the day. He was a cut little fella and full of spunk. Most of my turtle experiences have been with box turtles. When you get close to a box turtle, he'll withdraw into his shell and wait. This little guy wouldn't stop moving for very long and didn't seem to be worried about us. He just wanted to get down and hit the road. Not once did he shy away from fingers, hands or the camera. He did pose once of twice for me though.
It was a gorgeous spring afternoon at the wildlife refuge. Here's the turtle that I saw. Significantly cropped.
This reminded me of the turtle my great grandma used to keep a long time ago when she was still with us. I miss her from time to time. But I know she's in a better place.
My neighbor has been keeping this baby turtle at his house. It escaped today, so I used the Nikon and wa-lah.
Andy took this photo. He found this turtle on the shoulder of 10 Mile. She had been hit by a car and her shell was cracked all over. The turtle was alive and moving her limbs, but would not open her eyes--possibly from dehydration. So Andy put her in Freska Lake. He went back the next day to check on her, and her eyes were still not open (though she was still moving her limbs). Blind turtles are racoon food...and probably cannot get food for themselves. So she spent the night in our garage, and then Andy brought her to Blandford Nature Center in GRR, where they have a reptile recovery program. They use epoxy to fix the broken shell after flushing it with saline, and there is a special turtle eyewash that they use, which will hopefully help her open her eyes again. They also said they'd seen turtles in worse condition that had survived, and if she does well, we can return her to Lake Freska.
I found this little painted turtle while out for a walk on my lunch break - he is about the size of a quarter. See the first pic in this set for a comparison shot .
Found this guy in the park. He wouldn't come out of his shell. Shy, I guess.
EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
At the flea market I found this ceramic turtle. It is smaller than the palm of my hand and made out of earthenware and lightly decorated with ochre and pigments. What is really cool about this little turtle is that the head, neck, and legs are separate pieces of clay from the shell. So the turtle is fully articulated in the same way that a real turtle is. The head can retract and the legs move inside the shell.
Sea turtle spotted January 24 2013, Apo Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Screencap from a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition.
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