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Found this Painted Turtle after sunset. Living in Montana for 43 years, I've never run across one in the egg-laying process, but that's what she was either, A.) about to do, or, B.) had already done. The light was very poor and I didn't want to bother her, (though I have to say, she didn't move a muscle while I was there. I've heard that they may go into a kind of trance while they're doing this, and she sure seemed to be under some kind of spell.) I took a few shots, wished her and her offspring well, and left. Make the photo big and look at the muddy hole she'd prepared for the eggs. Her posterior hovers over it. It was far from roads and people and on land protected by the Ninepipe preserve, so I think her babies will have as fair a chance as they could have anywhere. Water wasn't too far off .. maybe 100 yards.
This handsome turtle was chilling out on the road. I'm glad I got a shot of him out of his shell before moving him, because he refused to come back out afterward! I waited patiently for 45 minutes and he didn't budge, so I put him in some shady bushes in the direction he was headed.
Suffolk County, NY
Tunnels Beach. Another view of the turtle; he/she is very comfortable with people; swam right next to me
This turtle didn't have a left eye. If you look closely, there's also a chunk of it's shell that's missing behind the left side of it's head.
Captain Don of the Seafire has a great stop to visit the turles on his Molokini tour. As I post turtles, you will see the colors change... it all depends on the light and the depth I guess. For this reason I don't think I'll post them all at once :)
Have a great weekend!!
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
May 2012
Just out of hibernation, these turtles awaken in a pond FULL of goldfish!
Monument Valley Park. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Did you know? Eutrophication causes algae bloom. Is a natural process that occurs in an aging lake or pond as that body of water gradually builds up its concentration of plant nutrients.
One of the best moments on my visit to the Potomac was this adorable young Wood Turtle. (since there were no Odes) I was trying to get a picture holding it in one hand, the camera in the other while trying to cast my shadow over the little wiggler. On the ride home I couldn't figure out why my palm was badly scraped? Then I realized it was from the turtles little claws. It made me smile :)