Turtles
May 14, 2022 12:53:31 #
The first was at the pond when I shot Fox & Friends yesterday. I noticed the second crossing the street today while I was eating lunch. It seemed to like the water running down the street.
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May 14, 2022 12:54:22 #
May 14, 2022 13:24:21 #
May 14, 2022 13:30:38 #
Bill_de wrote:
The first was at the pond when I shot Fox & Friends yesterday. I noticed the second crossing the street today while I was eating lunch. It seemed to like the water running down the street.
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Great shots! Thanx for sharing.
May 14, 2022 15:53:51 #
May 14, 2022 15:55:11 #
May 14, 2022 15:55:16 #
Excellent shots - I think the first is a painted turtle and the second an alligator snapping turtle 
May 14, 2022 15:56:41 #
May 14, 2022 15:58:12 #
Hope you left the second one alone, since he's definitely a snapping turtle! I've helped them cross a roadway many times, but they always try and bite me. Plus snappers get big -- the largest I've seen was over a foot in length, but they can get much larger than that. 
Hard to tell from this young specimen, but it looks more like a common rather than a alligator snapper to me.
https://www.allturtles.com/american-snapping-turtle/
Box turtles and painted turtles just retreat into their shell and accept the helping hand.
Hard to tell from this young specimen, but it looks more like a common rather than a alligator snapper to me.
https://www.allturtles.com/american-snapping-turtle/
Box turtles and painted turtles just retreat into their shell and accept the helping hand.
May 14, 2022 16:10:06 #
Bill_de wrote:
The first was at the pond when I shot Fox & Friends yesterday. I noticed the second crossing the street today while I was eating lunch. It seemed to like the water running down the street.
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Wonderful pair 🌈🌈🌈🌈
May 14, 2022 17:02:54 #
tramsey wrote:
Excellent shots - I think the first is a painted turtle and the second an alligator snapping turtle
Thanks Tramsey. A few years ago there was a huge alligator turtle roaming between our three ponds. I was scaring people, so I think it was removed.
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May 14, 2022 17:05:02 #
MDI Mainer wrote:
Hope you left the second one alone, since he's def... (show quote)
Thanks very much for the info and the link!
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May 14, 2022 17:06:19 #
May 15, 2022 05:44:11 #
Bill_de wrote:
The first was at the pond when I shot Fox & Friends yesterday. I noticed the second crossing the street today while I was eating lunch. It seemed to like the water running down the street.
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Great set!! Bill
looks like two different breeds
The second looks to be a hard-shelled snapper
May 15, 2022 08:15:36 #
Bill_de wrote:
The first was at the pond when I shot Fox & Friends yesterday. I noticed the second crossing the street today while I was eating lunch. It seemed to like the water running down the street.
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Nice shots Bill
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