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Eastern painted turtle

Chrysemys picta

Photo by mdwildlife
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A small turtle perched along a log. Red markings around the edge of its shell and tail, yellow marks around the face and eyes.

Notes:

This guy did a quick cannonball into the pond when I tried to closer for a better show.

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Comments (1)

Basking turtles sometimes can be very difficult to photograph. They are so skittish and ready to dive off their spot!

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