Painted Turtle

Posted May 23, 2024 by Steven Kennard

A good size turtle is in a marshy setting with dried brown reeds and bright green stalks around it. It has a black shell and body apart from the patterning on the shell outlined in a dirty white colour, and with the bright red markings at the bottom of the shell and along the scaly legs. It is looking towards the left of the frame, with its head lifted as if looking at us. Its neck is streaked with pale cream stripes. — Painted Turtle, Kejimkujik Park

Happy World Turtle Day to all who celebrate (and who wouldn’t?)! This is a painted turtle taken in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia.

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