He said, she said, and now neither is speaking
It seems very early in spring to me, but already the local midland painted turtles are out basking in the sun.
These turtles are usually found in slow moving water such as the Holland Marsh where we found these. Painted turtles are "active" during the day (if you call sitting on a log "active") but spend the night at the bottom of a pond or stream.
Head, tail and legs tucked in
They are called "painted" because their olive-green shells (carapace) are bordered in red and...
Stretched out in the sunshine
their necks, heads and tails have yellow stripes.
Midland painted turtles are among North America's most common turtles and are found across southern and central Ontario. They are not considered endangered here, but they are in decline.
One of my favorite turtles. These are great shots. They are shown off very well.
ReplyDeleteOh I love painted turtles I have not seen one this year yet. I always look forward to that. Awesome pics. I will wave tomorrow. B
ReplyDeleteThe painted turtles you so beautiful shot, certainly do have colorful little bottoms. (pardon the pun:)
ReplyDeleteHave a happy day,
cheers :)
Turtles doing what turtles do best - they are very prettily decorated.
ReplyDeletehope they forgive and forget soon. LOL, love the underside red markings, thanks for showing the bottom side to
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see those painted turtles in the wild. We don't seem to have turtles in our area, or maybe I just don't know where to look.
ReplyDeleteDarla
Lol, too funny on the top photo, great shot of them. They sure have a great defense mechanism going for them.
ReplyDeleteLovely colorful markings on these turtles! Walking around with your house on your back seems so very portable and convenient. But it would slow anyone down. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing all these information about the adorable turtles.Since I was a kid I'm very fond of turtles, all kinds, all sizes!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post, congratulations!
Léia
love the 'he said; she said'. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot and I love the caption!
ReplyDeleteSo early in the spring to be having a disagreement already! Shouldn't they be doing flirtatious stuff? Or maybe that's what happens in the long Canadian winters!
ReplyDeleteThat first shot is classic!
ReplyDeleteIt's too cold here! Frogs are silent again.
ReplyDeleteSpring will return soon! Love your photos!
My Happy Birthday Boys!
I like these little guys, always have.
ReplyDeleteI like. Turtles are nice. Most of them won't bother you. We had a canal behind our condo in south Florida that was full of turtles. But so many people came and caught them for turtle soup that we had to make the canal off limits.
ReplyDeleteColorful when you turn them over but they don't seem to appreciate the inspection.
ReplyDeleteFantastic shots of the turtles. Even here I don't usually spot turtles this early.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love your turtles!! Colorful little buggers, aren't they? They seem to enjoy the sun the same way I do -- when we have any, that is!! Terrific captures and post for the day!!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
I love turtles. They are so much fun to watch. They enjoy the sun so much! Wonderful if they need sun screen? !!!
ReplyDeleteThese turtles are definitely colorful, and your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLovely looking turtles with pretty colors. Enjoyed looking at these today.
ReplyDeleteOh such very beautiful turtles!! Look how you've got the red border lightened up in the sun, gorgeous photo! - and photos! :)
ReplyDeleteOn the first photo, when I saw it before I read your words under, I said to myself: "Oh, look, they are wondering what the weather is going to be..!! How fun!" =D
Still they are fun, not speking to each other :))))
Happy Easter to you! :)
Czerwony kolor dodaje wiele uroku tym żółwiom. Są bardzo ładne jak i ich zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam. *** The red color adds a lot of charm to the turtles. They are very nice and their pictures. Yours.
ReplyDeleteThe last shot is my favorite. Stretching. Thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteVery nice shots. Nothing's basking in our snowstorm for the next day!
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing creatures! You've captured them very well.
ReplyDeleteAwwww...I love that last shot of the little guy stretched out in the sunshine.
ReplyDeleteToo cute.
ReplyDeleteYou teach us so much about the flora and fauna up there in East G. You are a science teacher, right?
ReplyDeleteYes they love a patch of sunshine, like the way you started with he said, she said, very cute.
ReplyDeleteI love turtles and these once have a beautiful design ! The first picture is really funny !
ReplyDeleteLOL i love your caption! i seldom see turtles here with their heads out. i guess Philippine turtles are painfully shy compared to your painted turtles.:p
ReplyDeleteI had NO idea that there are turtles living in the wild in Canada. I thought it was too cold for them there.
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