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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.
Now I'm posting a couple test shots from the Canon 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 EF Lens that was manufactured from 1987 - 1989. I sell a lot of these and have one on my camera these days.
A Mazunte, fino all'inizio degli anni novanta, si cacciavano le tartarughe, la cui carne veniva venduta a prezzo d'oro; ma dal 1990 la caccia è stata proibita, dato che le tartarughe sono a rischio di estinzione (in particolari, le testuggini marine). Intelligentemente, la cittadina, grazie anche all'interessamento di associazioni varie, non è scivolata nel bracconaggio, ma si è saputa riconvertire al turismo ecologico.
A Mazunte oggi le tartarughe sono protette e curate, e nel Museo della Tartaruga se ne possono vedere diverse specie (marine e terrestri), ovviamente vive.
(questa è un po' la sigla della mia infanzia.. avevo anche la maglietta con la tartaruga e la scritta "Va...lentina" www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfepjOk9vEk)
Turtle swimming in the pond at Aletheia University / 真理大學 in Danshui / 淡水, Taiwan / 台灣. #danshui #taiwan #asia #turtles
Seeing a turtle underwater is always a treat. Seeing one up close and not spooking it into leaving, is an experience I shall cherish forever! This particular one pause from its meal, peeked at me, then went back to eating the sea grass which grows in abundance in Black Forest at Balicasag Island, Bohol.
*I had to do some editing in Lightroom for this particular shot. It was my first dive with the camera, and was testing out different white balance settings. Unfortunately, the original photo did not do the turtle justice.
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 :(
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.
One of my friends tells me this is a terrapin, not a turtle.
Either way, it looked very pretty while it sunned itself...
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 .
As we were driving into Algonquin Provincial Park, we came to what looked like a piece of exploded tyre on the road. It was a big piece of tyre so we slowed right down, and saw that it was actually a big turtle.
It was basking on the warm tarmac right in the middle of the road. We stopped the car to take a closer look. A couple of other cars stopped too and there were suddenly quite a few people standing right up close to it taking photos.
Clearly feeling uncomfortable about this, the turtle started to walk back to the undergrowth by the roadside, and in its haste to get away, walked right over the side of the steep roadside bank. It rolled down the slope and came to rest on its back for a moment, before righting itself and continuing on its way.
The Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is a large freshwater turtle of the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada south-west to the Rocky Mountains (and beyond, where introduced), throughout Mexico, and as far south as Ecuador. This species and the larger Alligator Snapping Turtle are both widely referred to as snapping turtles or snappers (though the Common Snapping Turtle, as its name implies, is much more widespread overall). The Snapping Turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the western United States.
Common snappers are noted for their belligerent disposition when out of the water, their powerful beak-like jaws and their highly mobile head and neck (hence the specific name "serpentina," meaning "snake-like"). In some areas they are hunted very heavily for their meat, a popular ingredient in turtle soup. These turtles have lived for up to 47 years in captivity, while the lifespan of wild individuals is estimated to be around 30 years.
Taken while diving at "Andrea I" in Bonaire. This is an amazing creature - I could have followed him around all day if only my air tank would have held out that long!