Sunday, May 25, 2008

Going Somewhere

After a brief face-off with a labrador retriever in our neighborhood, this turtle wasted no time getting to where it was going.
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19 comments:

Dina said...

Never saw that color of shell. Very pretty. Is that your normal garden variety turtle down there?

i beati said...

I was in the wrong place this week and saw one hit by a car and he struggled and struggled .I had to get out and move him to the grass to expire. I felt so badly and why don't people stop??

Josy said...

Smart turtle. I'd get the heck away from a big dog, too.

Juliana said...

wow...close up turtle :D

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Unknown said...

Turtles abound. I think Jim in Terrell had one also! I love seeing them so I enjoyed your post immensely as usual. Hope you are having a great weekend!

Tanya Breese said...

Cute! We rarely see turtles here but in Missouri they were always crossing the road to go somewhere!

ratmammy said...

I would have loved to see that! glad turle survived...

Misty DawnS said...

And who said turtles were slow? Certainly no one told this turtle that! hehe

Great capture here. I love turtles.

Jim Klenke said...

Looks pretty large, nice shot. I have noticed a lot of turtles sticking their heads up out of the lake in our park.

Lilli & Nevada said...

wow that is one big turtle, wonder if it belonged to someone

Tricia said...

Is that a snapping turtle? Looks like one! The lab is lucky to have gotten away. Enjoy the weekend!!!

marley said...

I hope the dog made it out alive! Nice photo :)

Rhea said...

I gotta say, I love turtles. I'd have loved to have seen the face off with the lab. lol

Beautiful colors on the turtle's skin. Great camera critters photo!

Kris McCracken said...

As long as he still beat the hare, it shouldn’t matter how long that he took!

Andree said...

Hi! I'm glad the turtle survived! Whew! That was a close call.

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smilnsigh said...

Awwwwwwww, poor thing! I'm glad he made it away, safely.

Mari-Nanci
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Halcyon said...

I hope that he got where he was going and wasn't hindered by any other neighborhood pets.

Janet said...

To all who wondered how the turtle escaped the dog, the turtle snapped at its nose, and the lab went along her way!

Anonymous said...

Nice picture!