The problem is that the box turtle, which is the species in my image, looks and behaves more like a tortoise than a turtle. It is mainly terrestrial.
This a more typical tyrtle: http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/2/18/green-turtle Terrapins are turtles that spend time both on land and in brackish, swampy water. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, May 5, 2018 at 3:03 AM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks John. Not easy to see in Dan's photo. Then there are Terrapins too! > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: John > Sent: 5 May, 2018 12:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Ol' Red Eye > > Difference between turtles and tortoises > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEPVbcQKGvk > > On 5/4/2018 13:35, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Thanks for looking Alan. >> >> It is an eastern box turtle. While it looks and behaves similar to a >> tortoise, it is a pond turtle variety: >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtle >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 1:03 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Cute, bashful too! Is that a tortoise or a turtle? >>> >>> Alan C >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Daniel J. Matyola >>> Sent: 4 May, 2018 6:38 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: PESO: Ol' Red Eye >>> >>> >>> My dog discovered this critter in our driveway when we returned from our >>> morning walk: >>> >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/5/4/turtle >>> >>> K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 >>> Comments and criticisms are invited and appreciated. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
