Rural/Farm Life

cayugafalls

(5,923 posts) Sat May 11, 2024, 11:58 AM May 2024

Our little turtle family sunning!

Wish the pic was better but these fellas are really skittish and I could only get so close when the fam started crawling up on the log...once they were all kind of settled and Jr. had nudged his way onto the log, I quickly snapped the pic.

Shortly thereafter, when I made a slight adjustment to see if I could get closer, they all slid off...

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Our little turtle family sunning! (Original Post) cayugafalls May 2024 OP

What a treat! CrispyQ May 2024 #1

"Happy together..." 🎶 50 Shades Of Blue May 2024 #2

Thank you, you are too kind. cayugafalls May 2024 #3

I think getting all of them together like that was amazing! 50 Shades Of Blue May 2024 #6

Reminds me of that Ascent Of Man illustration that maps bipeds from prehistory to homo sapiens. BobTheSubgenius May 2024 #4

Ah, the true genius of a fellow slacker shines through. Perfect analogy! cayugafalls May 2024 #5

I thank you, and, of course, wish you... BobTheSubgenius May 2024 #16

What an amazing image. Thank you! niyad May 2024 #7

Looks like Jamaica Pond in Boston johnnyplankton May 2024 #8

That's a great picture. You couldn't have planned it better!!! Fla Dem May 2024 #9

neat. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #10

What a marvelous pic! I say enter it in the photo contest just announced under the theme 'motion' MLAA May 2024 #11

That is quite funny. Turtles are slow until the need to be fast. cayugafalls May 2024 #13

Awww I love turtles. StarryNite May 2024 #12

there is a resivoir on common land in my HOA AnotherDreamWeaver May 2024 #14

that is so cool Skittles May 2024 #15

CrispyQ

(40,182 posts)

1. What a treat!

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:00 PM

May 2024

We see them sometimes up at the wildlife area but not as many as we used to.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,231 posts)

2. "Happy together..." 🎶

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:09 PM

May 2024

Great photo!!!

cayugafalls

(5,923 posts)

3. Thank you, you are too kind.

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #2)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:21 PM

May 2024

I have a new mission to recreate the pic but better...only problem... nature does not always comply and so far my efforts have been for naught.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,231 posts)

6. I think getting all of them together like that was amazing!

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #3)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:27 PM

May 2024

BobTheSubgenius

(12,082 posts)

4. Reminds me of that Ascent Of Man illustration that maps bipeds from prehistory to homo sapiens.

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:22 PM

May 2024

It looks like the Evolution Of Turtles just goes from small turtle to larger turtle, and so on. I think this evolutionary branch is reaching the limit of its path.