Turtles on a log

Seen at Narita after leaving the airport (which is kind of hard if you don't have any yen): Eastern spot-billed duck with a turtle. There are a lot of turtles, which may be the invasive red-eared sliders. #birds #turtles

Loggerhead turtle lays eggs on the Costa Brava for only the second time ever - https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/loggerhead-sea-turtle-lays-101-eggs-on-costa-brava-beach #catalonia #turtles #Barcelona

Contentedly waiting.
#art #turtles

For #TurtleTuesday & #TextileTuesday :
Elizabeth Iarrobino (USA, 1915 - 2009)
#Turtles , 1953
Folly Cove Designers
Ink on cotton
Cape Ann Museum: https://old.capeannmuseum.org/collections/objects/turtles/
#WomenArtists

#Reptiles are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It's time we stand up for #lizards #snakes #crocodiles #turtles, here's how, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/05/reptiles-why-one-in-five-species-face-extinction-heres-how-you-can-help-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

On today's ride another snapping turtle laying eggs. This right on the side of a paved road. I hope everything works out turtle!
#turtles

Put a GPS tracker on an Emys orbicularis (European pond turtle) trying to make a nest. It wasn't a good idea. She started walking in circles. Removed it. Now she's laying eggs,

Why Some #Animals Live for Only Days and Others Live for Thousands of Years
#Scientists are studying why some species live so much longer than others.
Some species of #turtles, #fishes and #salamanders, for instance, don’t show any signs of degeneration or #senescence as they grow older. If they didn’t die of predation, accidents or infectious disease, they could live extremely long lives, Magalhães says.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-animals-live-for-only-days-and-others-live-for-thousands-of-years/

Two turtle species on one log: the small ones are Midland Painted, the two big ones with a yellow throat are Blanding's Turtles, listed as endangered species in Canada.

Biked through trailhead parking lot on this morning’s random bike wanderings and ran across another snapping turtle. Not sure if it’s thinking of laying eggs (this is a little shelter w/picnic tables) or is just passing through.
#turtles

#TurtleTuesday
Am Ufer des Río Beni.
#Fotografie #Photography #Tiere #Animals #Turtles #TurtlesOfMastodon

@davidtoddmccarty

I am part of a Turtle Watch in our little town.
We walk several routes, helping them navigate the busy roads. This time of year is nesting season. We cover the nests when found with a couple of layers of grills (chicken wire, metal fence and a plastic fine mesh which comes off just before hatching in august), which keeps the predators (raccoons, mink, etc) at bay.

A snapper lays about 40 eggs at a time.
Only 1% of hatchlings make it to maturity, so 1 in 2 nests worth.

We have worked with the city, conservation authority and a local utility to fence off roads to prevent road deaths.

Also, don't laugh, we have a wonderful turtle rehab centre in the middle of the province. Takes turtles from all over the province to help injured turtles. Females which don't make it have their eggs harvested and sent back to the area they came from for incubation.

Our site.
https://dundasturtlewatch.wordpress.com/

Chesapeake Watershed, late Spring. Eastern Box Turtles everywhere. By the I-270 wooded runoff perimeter, Exit 5 in Rockville, MD.

Snapping turtle in our local creek. About 16” shell from neck to tail. At first all we could see was a female mallard struggling in the water. Then we saw the turtle had the duck’s foot in its mouth. Mr. Masked climbed down the retaining wall to frighten the turtle and luckily it worked & the duck got away, swimming downstream to join her baby daddy & ducklings. I think the turtle is now giving us the stink eye. #wildlife #turtles #kentucky #mastoDogs #DogsOfMastodon

#Reptiles are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It's time we stand up for #lizards #snakes #crocodiles #turtles, here's how, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/05/reptiles-why-one-in-five-species-face-extinction-heres-how-you-can-help-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

I found this very good small snapping turtle on the multi-use path near my place today. #wildlife #reptiles #turtles

#Reptiles are fascinating creatures who are sadly feared, misunderstood and persecuted by humans. It's time we stand up for #lizards #snakes #crocodiles #turtles, here's how, be #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2023/11/05/reptiles-why-one-in-five-species-face-extinction-heres-how-you-can-help-them/

#TurtleTuesday
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#Fotografie #Photography #Tiere #Animals #Turtles #TurtlesOfMastodon