Tag Archives: eastern painted turtle

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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04.27.2023 Turtle Thursday

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Steve Gingold

Turtles are great subjects. If they don’t flee immediately upon your appearance then they just sit there. Occasionally they blink. 🙂

Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Chrysemys picta picta, eastern painted turtle, Massachusetts, New England, Poor Farm Swamp, reptile, water, western massachusetts | 27 Comments

04.11.2023 Turtle Tuesday

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Steve Gingold

As advertised… Yesterday I went looking for turtles and found several. It was close to midday and the contrast was strong but I did manage to get a few shots worth sharing. These buddies were soaking up the rays on … 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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08.19.2021 Thurtlesday…I’ve got my eye on you

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Steve Gingold

I was just about to leave Moosehorn Pond last Saturday when I spotted this Eastern Painted Turtle-Chrysemys picta picta enjoying some relaxing time on a log. I spoiled it by stopping to photograph her and after a few exposures down she … 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 →

Posted in Amherst, Animal Behavior, Fauna, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts | Tagged Amherst, Chrysemys picta, eastern painted turtle, Massachusetts, New England, Norwottuck Rail Trail, pond turtles;, reptiles, sunning turtles, turtles on log, western massachusetts | 21 Comments