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Up close and personal with a red-eared slider turtle resting along the trail 🐢
📍 Houston Audubon Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX
📸 Canon R50 + RF 100-400 + 1.4x
#RedEaredSlider #Turtle #WildlifePhotography #CanonR50 #NatureLovers #Herpetology #MastodonNature #herpers

Catching the last of the afternoon rays. 🌿 This Red-eared Slider was perfectly content basking on a mossy rock today, showing off those signature vibrant stripes. 🐢✨
📍 Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, Houston, TX
🏷️ @canonusa @houstonaudubon
#RedEaredSlider #TexasWildlife #HoustonNature #ShotOnCanon #WildlifeWithCanon #NaturePhotography #TurtleWatching

Red-eared Slider on Log — This red-eared slider turtle enjoys a sunny spot on a fallen log. The turtle's shell reflects in the calm water below, creating a symmetrical image. These turtles are commonly found in the southeastern United States.

#Resting #Log #Water #Peaceful #Turtle #RedEaredSlider #Texas #Sunny

The Dinky Line Trail

https://islandinthenet.com/dinky-line-trail/

Red-eared Slider (Wild Animals by Papo)

In 1992 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were at the height of their popularity and like many young boys of my generation, I was obsessed! To the point where my vast toy collection wasn’t enough. I wanted a real turtle, and shockingly enough my mother obliged me. He was a red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), a sub-species of the pond slider native to the mid-western United States, […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/red-eared-slider-wild-animals-by-papo/

#PondSlider #redEaredSlider #Trachemys #TrachemysScripta #TrachemysScriptaElegans #Papo

Red-eared Slider (Wild Animals by Papo)

In 1992 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were at the height of their popularity and like many young boys of my generation, I was obsessed! To the point where my vast toy collection wasn’t enough. I wanted a real turtle, and shockingly enough my mother obliged me. He was a red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), a sub-species of the pond slider native to the mid-western United States, […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/red-eared-slider-wild-animals-by-papo/

#PondSlider #redEaredSlider #Trachemys #TrachemysScripta #TrachemysScriptaElegans #Papo

Red-eared Slider (Wild Animals by Papo)

In 1992 the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were at the height of their popularity and like many young boys of my generation, I was obsessed! To the point where my vast toy collection wasn’t enough. I wanted a real turtle, and shockingly enough my mother obliged me. He was a red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), a sub-species of the pond slider native to the mid-western United States, […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/red-eared-slider-wild-animals-by-papo/

#PondSlider #redEaredSlider #Trachemys #TrachemysScripta #TrachemysScriptaElegans #Papo

Cosmic Turtle
Inspired by a photo taken by Samuel Benjamin: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelxl5.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3goknk2p

#scalie #turtle #redearedslider #terrapin #reptile #mastoart #art #artwork #digitalart #illustration #cosmos #space #outerspace #nebula #stars #worldturtle #fantasy

Cosmic Turtle
Inspired by a photo taken by Samuel Benjamin: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelxl5.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3goknk2p

#scalie #turtle #redearedslider #terrapin #reptile #mastoart #art #artwork #digitalart #illustration #cosmos #space #outerspace #nebula #stars #worldturtle #fantasy

Cosmic Turtle
Inspired by a photo taken by Samuel Benjamin: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelxl5.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3goknk2p

#scalie #turtle #redearedslider #terrapin #reptile #mastoart #art #artwork #digitalart #illustration #cosmos #space #outerspace #nebula #stars #worldturtle #fantasy

Cosmic Turtle
Inspired by a photo taken by Samuel Benjamin: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelxl5.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3goknk2p

#scalie #turtle #redearedslider #terrapin #reptile #mastoart #art #artwork #digitalart #illustration #cosmos #space #outerspace #nebula #stars #worldturtle #fantasy

Cosmic Turtle
Inspired by a photo taken by Samuel Benjamin: https://bsky.app/profile/samuelxl5.bsky.social/post/3lb3y3goknk2p

#scalie #turtle #redearedslider #terrapin #reptile #mastoart #art #artwork #digitalart #illustration #cosmos #space #outerspace #nebula #stars #worldturtle #fantasy

A Turtle’s Journey

I think this might be a Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), I'm not absolutely sure certain though. It is my first guess. I asked Copilot to identify the species and Copilot also said perhaps a red-eared slider.

As I've mentioned, I have a gallery of my favorite photos at:

https://swede1952-photographs.pixels.com

Go there and take a look. Prints are for sale along with other doodads and I suppose it is kind of a business for me. But it's the kind of business where I don't care whether I sale anything or not. If you want something, by all means you are welcome to make a purchase. But I just want you to visit and maybe mark your favorites or leave a comment. Cheers 😄

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #turtle #RedEaredSlider

Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)

While walking on the blue trail in Institute Wood, Bhavna spotted the Red-eared Slider sunning on a dead tree branch. She was so excited to see three turtles in a row. The Red-eared Slider was identified on iNaturalist with the help of amateur naturalist John Keisers and The Wandering Piney. [...]

https://islandinthenet.com/?p=112465

While walking on the blue trail in Institute Wood, Bhavna spotted the Red-eared Slider sunning on a dead tree branch. She was so excited to see three turtles in a row. The Red-eared Slider was identified on iNaturalist with the help of amateur naturalist John Keisers and The Wandering Piney.

The Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans) is a freshwater turtle species native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. It is known for its distinctive red patch behind each eye, which gives it its name. These turtles have a smooth, olive to brownish-green carapace with yellow stripes or markings. Their plastron (underside) is typically yellow with dark spots.

Red-eared Sliders are omnivorous, consuming a variety of aquatic plants, algae, small fish, insects, and crustaceans. They are excellent swimmers and spend much of their time basking on logs or rocks near water bodies. As ectothermic reptiles, they rely on external sources of heat to regulate their body temperature.

These turtles are commonly kept as pets but can become invasive species when released into non-native habitats. In the wild, they inhabit slow-moving rivers, ponds, lakes, and marshes, where they play a role in the ecosystem as both predators and prey.

https://islandinthenet.com/red-eared-slider-trachemys-scripta-ssp-elegans/

#CharlesHRogersWildlifeRefuge #InstituteWoods #RedEaredSlider #TrachemysScripta #Turtle #WildlifePhotography

How and why temperatures determine the sex of turtles? https://phys.org/news/2023-06-temperatures-sex-turtles.html

Higher temperatures directly increase germ cell number, promoting feminization of #RedEaredSlider turtles https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00758-3

"Warmer temperatures make more #turtle eggs become female hatchlings... those females also have a higher capacity for egg production, even before their sex is set. This may explain why many #animals besides #turtles have temperature-dependent #SexDetermination"

Was visiting family in Illinois recently and took a bunch of pictures that are, suffice to say, way off Cape Cod… Red-eared Slider at Lake Sara; Effingham County, Illinois 05/27/23 #redearedslider #Turtles #turtle #turtlephotography #TurtleTuesday #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #effingham #illinois #NotCapeCod

Gelbwangen-Schmuckschildkröte im Schlosspark ❤️Auch bekannt unter den Namen Gelbwangenschildkröte und Gelbbauch-Schmuckschildkröte.

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Reptilien #Reptiles #Schildkröten #Turtles #GelbwangenSchmuckSchildkröten #YellowEaredSlider #RedEaredSlider #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

2 Rotwangen-Schmuckschildkröten bei einer Reptilien-Landeoperation im Bereich des Karpfenteiches - Schlosspark Charlottenburg 😉❤️

#DietmarSchneider #Fotogalerie #Foto #Photography #Fotografie #Photo #Animals #Reptilien #Reptiles #Schildkröten #Turtles #RotwangenSchmuckSchildkröten
#RedEaredSlider #Wildlife #Berlin #Schlossparkgezwitscher #Naturephotography #Naturfotografie #Digitour

The dog is sleeping on our bed because his bed was taken.

#RedEaredSlider #turtle #TurtleRescue

Red-eared sliders or red-eared terrapins (Trachemys scripta elegans) at the Pool in Central Park. Also, just a bit of duckweed.

#redearedslider #redearedterrapin #TrachemysScriptaElegans #turtle #terrapin #nature #wildlife #reptiles #canonphotography #luminarneo #pool #centralpark #nycparks

Here's another take on one of these beautiful little turtles. I just love the red on their faces; they're so charismatic!

#watercolor #traditionalart #mastoart #redearedslider #turtle

I've had this guy on the back burner for like a month? Two months? It's been too long. I just really wanted to paint a turtle.

I have two versions of this: one with line art and one without. I can't decide which one I like better. The whole painting process ended up being quite an adventure, and I'm considering repainting it.

#mastoart #redearedslider #turtle #watercolor #reptile