Taken behind my house in Sedgewickville, MO

Box turtle

Our turtle, Murphy, is still molting. The bits of shell that you can see curling up are called scutes.

Deibert Park, Florence, AL

Turtle

I've heard of ants on a log, but not turtle on a log

Rear view of Nemo's latest lounging pose.

OH Hai

nikon D200 / 50mm lens

A turtle makes a rest stop in the middle of Oakridge Drive in Maumelle.

Relaxing in a warm pool ,while two fish clean my shell ,Perfect.

Near England, Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA

I encountered this huge turtle during my run one day on the East Humber River Trail. I think it may have been laying eggs.

"Strewth, Where did all these folks come from? Used to be peaceful when I was a lad."

Western Pond Turtle

Near Hattieville, Conway County, Arkansas, USA

Sabah

Turtle Taken at the San Diego Zoo August 7, 2009

This photo op was reported to me by some fellow visitors who observed it but didn't have the right camera gear. We hiked about a half mile along this channel just to get this pic! Tree climbing turtles are special!

IMG_2888e; Florida Red-bellied Turtle

Captain Cook Monument, Hawaii.

This guy came visiting us last weekend.

Beverly Shores, Indiana - Porter County - Apr 17 2014

resting painted turtles @ Toronto Zoo

At the turtle pond, UT Austin, TX.

There are many turtles living around the pond, and are often seen sunning on logs.

rita is our turtle with character.. she likes her independence and she fights for it! :) first, she extended her borders from her turtle-box (70x70 cm) to our living room. now, she is willing to conquer our garden! :) the other day, she finds the garden door half open and lets herself out.. we were worried sick without knowing her whereabouts.. it took us almost one day (since the moment we realised that she was gone) to find her in a garden where all the patterns are matching with Rita's.. lucky for us that her weak point is the sun.. so, Alex found her the next day catching a little sun-bath! :) little one!

The problem is that she is a little domesticated (she eats fish, live warms, there are no predators, etc). we got her from a neighbour in Portugal and took her responsibility over. Being a Portuguese turtle she might not be well in the Dutch canals, or in any city-like environments.. So, we hope to give her a nice little pond in the garden where she can have her little crazy parties with her frog buddies and goldfish friends :)

But anyway, now she is back safe and sound and will be happy to be in the garden.. and it's ok that she tried to run away to the garden.. she is teaching us really what she wants..

oh, well, maybe she was just being a teenager trying to experiment with anything that shows up! :)

Yellow Bellied Turtle

This turtle was bigger than my cat! Seen in Animal Kingdom.

Large Snapping Turtle

Eastern Box Turtle