Arboretum turtles #1 by goodoleboy

Photography • Animals • posted on May 10, 2015

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Captured today, Mother's Day, 5/10/15 @ 12:05 pm, at the beautiful Fullerton Arboretum, adjacent to the beautiful California State University Fullerton, in beautiful Fullerton, California. A telephoto of the reptiles was necessary since they were inaccessible otherwise. Compared to the Western Painted variety, the carapace on both of these guys is nothing to write home about. I wonder if that's what they mean by 'mossback.' In contrast to my last visit eight years ago, I saw only one duck, and the turtles were difficult to photograph, hiding under fronds, ledges and shore overhangs. Revenge of the turtles! Ciao.

Comments (9)

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Mulltipass

6:30PM | Sun, 10 May 2015

Excellent Capture!!! of These Unique Creatures!!!

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magnus073

6:42PM | Sun, 10 May 2015

You did a super job on this fun capture, Harry.

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Cyve

6:55PM | Sun, 10 May 2015

Outstanding capture my fr'iend... WOnderful image also !

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miwi

6:31AM | Mon, 11 May 2015

Excellent shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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CavalierLady

7:34AM | Mon, 11 May 2015

Great shot, and lucky they stayed still for you instead of running away.

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MrsRatbag

8:16AM | Mon, 11 May 2015

Those look like red-eared sliders, Harry, and not long out of the pondbottom muck either. Ours have that algae coating too when they surface in the spring. Wonderful capture of these two!

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