Tag Archives: Chrysemys picta

11.23.2023 Happy Turtle Thursday!

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Steve Gingold

It should be happy Turkey Day but sadly our bird required more than 5 days to thaw. Guess it’s going to be Happy Thanksaturday for us. It’s not a large one, 12#, but still rock solid inside. I made this … Continue reading →

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06.08.2023 Turtle Thursday-Peripheral Vision Edition

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Steve Gingold

This was just luck.  As I drove down Moosehorn Road after looking for frogs I just caught a glimmer of shell reflection out of the side of my car.  I pulled over a bit past and then slowly approached, setting … Continue reading →

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11.08.2022 Turtle Tuesday-Morning Stretch

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Steve Gingold

We’ve been having unusually warm days recently. That ends today but yesterday made it to 70° again and this painted turtle was basking in the intermittent sunshine..  There were two but the second decided to take a dip while I … Continue reading →

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08.04.2022 Turtle Thursday

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Eastern Painted Turtle-Chrysemys picta, female. Females have shorter front nails.  A male’s are noticeably longer. While shooting at Moosehorn Pond this past Sunday, I had hoped to photograph a turtle.  No luck and it was getting late so I packed … Continue reading →

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05.23.2022 Happy World Turtle Day

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Steve Gingold

Last week it was bees.  Almost every day is world something day.  Celebrating turtles is better than donuts or cheeseburgers. Hark!  The object of our admiration. Painted Turtle in Poor Farm Swamp

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10.05.2021 Turtle Tuesday

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Just as with the frogs, of which I managed to get a few new images on Sunday morning, turtles will be heading to mud city for the winter pretty soon. I only found this one however it was still a … Continue reading →

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06.22.2021 Turtle Tuesday

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Steve Gingold

One of the Poor Farm Swamp denizens having a nice neck stretch.

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04.27.2021 Turtle Tuesday

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I don’t get to photograph many species of turtles so this probably won’t be a regular thing.  But often when I say something like that more happens so we’ll see. These were also sunning last Saturday as i walked the … Continue reading →

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04.25.2021 Painted Turtles on a Log

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Steve Gingold

Yesterday afternoon I set out to photograph turtles.  I don’t usually shoot mid-afternoon but they like to bask in the sun and morning at this time of the year is too cool. I found them in a couple of places … Continue reading →

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07.23.2020 Turtle Thursday

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Steve Gingold

I wish I had more opportunities to photograph turtles.  I do have several images from over the years, but lately don’t see as many as I once did.  As I was leaving Moosehorn Pond the other day, I noticed two … Continue reading →

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