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Painted Turtle

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Field Notes

Description:

Shell smooth, shiny, and dark on top, with red markings below

Habitat:

Ponds, but this one on land

Notes:

Maybe it was a mother turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs?

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PublishedApril 5, 2010

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