I was walking home after putting some mail out this morning and came upon this Western Pond Turtle in the middle of the road. I don't know where she was headed, but it was a dangerous place to stop for a rest. I picked her up and carried her home with me so I could snap some photos. I have never been this close to one before because they are so timid when we go down to our pond.
They are endangered because of shrinking habitat and increasing predators, etc.
Pretty cool.
2 comments:
Okay, I have to ask. How do you know she's a she?
She's cute, that's for sure!
I looked her up on the internet. Her tummy wasn't bright yellow like the males.
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