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Almost stepped on this little fellow/gal as it was crossing my driveway.
It's about two inches from stem to stern.
Green turtles are found throughout the world, occurring primarily in tropical, and to a lesser extent, subtropical waters. The Hawaiian green turtle is genetically distinct from the other green sea turtle populations, nesting primarily in the French Frigate Shoals of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and feeding in the coastal areas of the main Hawaiian Islands. This species was in a steep decline as of the 1970s because of direct harvest of both turtles and eggs by humans. The population has grown steadily over the last thirty years after protection began in 1978. Greens are the most common species of sea turtle found in Hawaiian waters.
This turtle relaxed in this corner when we found it. I was laying on the ground in fron of it while taking this amazing picture.
Crossing the Heron Hideout trail. Getting down at his level paid off in the final shot.
More pictures on today's entry on my website
Title: Turtle
Location: Mabul Sipadan
Camera: C7070WZ
Lens: undefined
Settings: 1/800, f/5.6, ISO200
Housing: Ikelite Olympus C-7070 Housing
Strobes: 1 x Ikelite DS160
Originally appeared at: marek.wylon.com
I found this poor turtle walking dejectedly between the rails of the train tracks. After I determined that he was not likely to pivot around and bite my fingers off, I picked him up and put him in a more hospitable location. I just hope it was the right side of the tracks..:)
Turtle swiming in the private lagoon of Le Meridien Bora Bora. They have a Turtle Sanctuary - a unique care center for turtles - where you can observe these beautiful animals and eventually you can swim together.
Bem, a Danniella já publicou sua foto que ficou muito "cool" e muito premiada...aí, decidi postar a minha humilde amiga aqui :)
This cute turtle was also shot by Danniella and is already an award winner(also went to explore!) Meanwhile, I post my humble one here just for fun :)
Spotted this Turtle coming towards me on a road just infront of my house. Third Turtle I have seen in my life.
The carapace, or upper shell, of the Wood Turtle is brown, grayish-brown, or tan, with radiating straw-coloured lines on the individual plates, or scutes. The grooved, concentric growth rings on each scute form a flattened pyramid giving the shell a sculptured appearance. The plastron, or under shell, is yellow with a single black blotch in the corner of each scute. The head is shiny black, as are the upper parts of the legs and tail. The throat, the lower section of the neck, and the underside of the tail are a bright orange or brick red. The combination of sculptured carapace, yellow and black plastron, and orange throat and forelegs readily distinguish the Wood Turtle from the Painted Turtle and Snapping Turtle, the only other freshwater turtle species native to New Brunswick.
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