Turtles Galore

Yes, I go there for the bird pictures but this spring it looks more like turtle central. I've known there were Eastern Painted Turtles here, you just have to know where they'll be and sneak in slow. They like sunning themselves on the rocks. Or you'll see them swimming around if you're lucky. Last week I saw a couple glimpses of Common Snapping Turtles but none as big as this ole boy. That shell had to be a foot long and trust me when I tried to slip around to get closer he was very quick to return to the pond. I think he was heading over to the wetland pond for the day. This is the same area I saw the Eastern Box Turtle swimming.