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I love seeing the turtles basking in the sun on a winter's day at the local park in Portimao, Portugal.
Managed a trip to the Yorkshire Dales for these Turtle Doves before I disappear for a few days. They kept there distance, so unfortunately they are large crops.
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On my walk through the woods to find warblers I nearly stepped on this turtle hatchling. Less than 2 inches and covered in mud, it looks like he just crawled out of his nest. I don't know which species, maybe red-eared slider?
Union County, NJ
I am not 100% sure if I identified this properly but I think it's a painted Turtle...Thank you very much for viewing my photo ! I truly appreciate any faves, comments and awards! 🐢
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Painted turtle offering up a nice scene at Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1/200 sec. f/7.1 213mm ISO100
Canon EOS70D
Tamron 150mm-600mm
Turtle time - Galapagos Islands
Today will be my 12th consecutive day at work. I am ready for some time off and hopefully a little peaceful nature time this weekend.
Hillman Marsh. This North American turtle is considered to be an endangered species throughout much of its range.The most significant threats to the Blanding's Turtle are loss or fragmenting of habitat, motor vehicles, and raccoons and foxes that prey on eggs.
Illegal collection for the pet trade is also a serious threat. Blanding's Turtles are slow breeders - they don't start to lay eggs until they are in their teens or twenties - so adult deaths of breeding age adults can have major impacts on the species.
(I just noticed a Painted Turtle in the bottom left hand corner :-)
Painted turtle
Taken at Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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For Crazy Tuesday's theme "low key".
Inspired by, and in memory of Jamie Leigh Meyer.
The turtle was purchased from a beach vendor in Punta Cana Dominican Republic.
My first attempts with underwater photography...a complete different setup and approach. Very challenging for me ;-) This green turtle i captured in a bay while snorkeling, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX. Sony nex5r and Schneider Kreuznach Componar 50/4.5 enlarger lens. The turtles have grown accustomed to the passers by at the entrance to the Center, and they seem to enjoy their theatrics.
This green turtle was one of 20 this particular day that crawled on the Hookipa Park beach on Maui, Hawaii to rest. The turtle had just come ashore and was about to drop its head to sleep.
The green turtle is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Major nesting is done in the French Frigate Shoals but some goes on right here in HI and we ran into one ranger going on a 'turtle nest watch.'
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Painted turtle enjoying a warm Halloween.
Wildwood Lake, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Blanding's turtle, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.
Got out on the pontoon today, I even got to drive.
One of the things we saw was this Blanding's turtle sitting at the edge of the marsh.
Emydoidea blandingii
Blanding's Turtles live in shallow water, usually in large wetlands and shallow lakes with lots of water plants.
It is not unusual, though, to find them hundreds of metres from the nearest water body, especially while they are searching for a mate or traveling to a nesting site.
Blanding's Turtles hibernate in the mud at the bottom of permanent water bodies from late October until the end of April.
source - www.ontario.ca/page/blandings-turtle