Rural/Farm Life

cayugafalls

(5,673 posts) Sat May 11, 2024, 11:58 AM May 11

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 11 OP

What a treat! CrispyQ May 11 #1

"Happy together..." 🎶 50 Shades Of Blue May 11 #2

Thank you, you are too kind. cayugafalls May 11 #3

I think getting all of them together like that was amazing! 50 Shades Of Blue May 11 #6

Reminds me of that Ascent Of Man illustration that maps bipeds from prehistory to homo sapiens. BobTheSubgenius May 11 #4

Ah, the true genius of a fellow slacker shines through. Perfect analogy! cayugafalls May 11 #5

I thank you, and, of course, wish you... BobTheSubgenius May 12 #16

What an amazing image. Thank you! niyad May 11 #7

Looks like Jamaica Pond in Boston johnnyplankton May 11 #8

That's a great picture. You couldn't have planned it better!!! Fla Dem May 11 #9

neat. AllaN01Bear May 11 #10

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

That is quite funny. Turtles are slow until the need to be fast. cayugafalls May 11 #13

Awww I love turtles. StarryNite May 11 #12

there is a resivoir on common land in my HOA AnotherDreamWeaver May 11 #14

that is so cool Skittles May 12 #15

CrispyQ

(36,625 posts)

1. What a treat!

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:00 PM

May 11

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

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,155 posts)

2. "Happy together..." 🎶

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:09 PM

May 11

Great photo!!!

cayugafalls

(5,673 posts)

3. Thank you, you are too kind.

Reply to 50 Shades Of Blue (Reply #2)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:21 PM

May 11

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

(10,155 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 11

BobTheSubgenius

(11,590 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 11

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.

cayugafalls

(5,673 posts)

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

Reply to BobTheSubgenius (Reply #4)

Sat May 11, 2024, 12:25 PM

May 11

BobTheSubgenius

(11,590 posts)

16. I thank you, and, of course, wish you...

Reply to cayugafalls (Reply #5)

Sun May 12, 2024, 12:31 PM

May 12

...slack! What a clever nugget was your reply!

niyad

(114,201 posts)

7. What an amazing image. Thank you!

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:03 PM

May 11

johnnyplankton

(354 posts)

8. Looks like Jamaica Pond in Boston

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:17 PM

May 11

Fla Dem

(23,961 posts)

9. That's a great picture. You couldn't have planned it better!!!

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:26 PM

May 11

It a beautiful picture too of an adorable turtle family.

AllaN01Bear

(19,083 posts)

10. neat.

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:26 PM

May 11

MLAA

(17,391 posts)

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

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:45 PM

May 11

These cuties would fall under slow motion!

cayugafalls

(5,673 posts)

13. That is quite funny. Turtles are slow until the need to be fast.

Reply to MLAA (Reply #11)

Sat May 11, 2024, 10:16 PM

May 11

Working title, From 0 to Whoosh

StarryNite

(9,490 posts)

12. Awww I love turtles.

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 02:55 PM

May 11

They are so cute!

AnotherDreamWeaver

(2,855 posts)

14. there is a resivoir on common land in my HOA

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sat May 11, 2024, 11:50 PM

May 11

Someone anchored a log in the center. It often has turtles on it when I drive by.

Skittles

(153,460 posts)

15. that is so cool

Reply to cayugafalls (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2024, 01:01 AM

May 12

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