At the conclusion of our morning walkabout we found this little little guy in our lower pond. He was about 6 inches from the shore just floating. We watched for a couple of moments and saw no movement, so hubby plucked him for the pond for a closer look. The tiny turtle did move his head, so we quickly snapped a few photos and placed him back near the edge of the water. Unfortunately, a check on the turtle late this afternoon found him dead (he was right where we left him this morning). I am no turtle expert, but I think this was just a plain ole pond turtle.Any turtle experts out there???
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| turtle was about the size of a 50 cent piece |
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| under side |
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| check out the claws |
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| In the water |
I think it's a Painted Turtle. He looks like the ones we have in Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteyup. painted turtle. i picked up one of these guys from our yard two days ago and transported him to the pond. i took a few photos, too which i'll post at some point. mine was alive and kicking, though (and happy to pee in my hand).
ReplyDeleteso sorry this sweet little guy did not make it. great shots of him/her. the painted underside is really pretty. he looks a lot like the little ones they sell in stores, or used to.
ReplyDeletePoor him :(
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poor little guy! he or she is so cute...wonder what happened??
ReplyDeleteAwwwe! Too bad the little guy didn't survive. Great pictures, though!
ReplyDeleteThat is a very sad story. Your pictures captured a beautiful little creature.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos. From looking through the rest of your blog, it seems like you can make most anything beautiful. I'll be stopping by again...
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