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Painted Turtles - Chrysemys picta There are always turtles on this rock. This past summer, I saw a huge snapping turtle on it, but it dove into the pond before I could get a photo. The film on the water is pollen!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Woodland pond Chrysemys,Chrysemys picta,Geotagged,Painted turtle,Spring,United States,turtle Click/tap to enlarge

Painted Turtles - Chrysemys picta

There are always turtles on this rock. This past summer, I saw a huge snapping turtle on it, but it dove into the pond before I could get a photo. The film on the water is pollen!

Habitat: Woodland pond

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The Painted turtle

The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the genus "Chrysemys", which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago.

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Similar species: Turtles And Tortoises
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 15, 2022. Captured May 18, 2021 10:34 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/13.0
  • 1/512s
  • ISO1600
  • 300mm