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Painted Turtle at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable 09/17/24 #paintedturtle #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturecommunity #longpasturewildlifesanctuary #barnstable #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #capecodphotography #animals #capecodlife #photography

Painted Turtle at Santuit Pond Preserve, Mashpee MA 06/20/24 #paintedturtle #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturecommunity #santuitpondperserve #mashpee #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #capecodphotography #animals #capecodlife #photography

Diamondback Terrapin at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 02/22/24 #turtle #Turtles #Turtlesofmastodon #diamondbackterrapin #Nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wellfleet #wellfleetbaywildlifesanctuary #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #capecodphotography #photography

Here's your daily¹ reminder that turtles are not "inside" their shells. They *are* their shells.

(¹ok, so it's not really daily)

#turtle #turtles #tortoises #TurtlesOfMastodon #TortoisesOfMastodon #testudines #chordata #reptiles #animal #animals #shell #skeleton #bones #education

#IAmDB

Painted Turtle at Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable 06/02/24 #paintedturtle #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturecommunity #longpasturewildlifesanctuary #barnstable #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #capecodphotography #animals #capecodlife #photography

Painted Turtle on Turtle action at Heritage Museum and Gardens, Sandwich MA 05/29/24 #paintedturtle #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturecommunity #heritagemuseumsandgardens #sandwich #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #capecodphotography #animals #capecodlife #photography

The other day I had to remove a trespassing alligator snapping turtle from my mother-in-law’s koi pond.

Got a cheap Aluminum fish landing net from Walmart, which had a short 2’ handle with a 1” diameter. Also got a 5’ section of 1” Sch 40 PVC pipe from the home improvement store to use as a handle extension.

With the grip off the net it slid neatly into the PVC pipe. Secured it in place with some screws. Because I wasn’t sure how sneaky I had to be to catch the turtle, I spray painted the whole thing with some flat camo paint I had on hand.

The turtle has had it easy in the pond, coming up to feed on koi food pellets during feeding time. Had my daughter throw some food in the deeper part of the pond that doesn’t have the false bottom where the fish can normally hide. After a few minutes the turtle came up and I was able to quickly scoop him up. That was one pissed dinosaur. 😁🎉

Relocated it to a nice big retention pond about a mile away. 🐢 #turtle #turtlesofmastodon #wildlife #koipond #koi #fishpond

Painted Turtle at Santuit Pond Preserve, Mashpee MA 06/25/23 #paintedturtle #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #turtlepower #paintedturtles #turtlephotography #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #mashpee #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #santuitpondperserve #capecodlife

Painted Turtle nesting at Santuit Pond Preserve, Mashpee MA 06/18/23 #paintedturtle #paintedturtles #turtle #Turtles #turtlesofmastodon #TurtleTuesday #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #mashpee #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #santuitpondperserve #turtlenesting