Turtle on a Fence Post

"A politician is just like a turtle on a fence post: he didn't get up there by himself; you wonder who put him there; he can't get anything done up there; and you just want to help the poor, dumb thing down."

Box Turtle
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 17867205 - Eastern Box Turtle; Walton County, Georgia. June 8, 2017.

One of my co-workers brought in an Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) that his German Shepherd had found and threw around like a chew toy. Some marginal scutes were broken off the front of his carapace (upper shell), but it otherwise seemed okay.

A few characteristics identified this nice specimen as a male. Male box turtles have more of a concave plastron then females. Their eyes also tend to be more red than the females. This particular guy had some strikingly red eyes… no Photoshop enhancements here!

I took advantage of some time and took him out for a photoshoot. I couldn’t resist placing him on some upright posts nearby for that “Turtle on the Fencepost” shot.

  • Walton County, Georgia USA

Box Turtle
© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 17867205 - Eastern Box Turtle; Walton County, Georgia. June 8, 2017.

Julkaistu kesäkuu 8, 2022 05:32 IP. käyttäjältä williamwisephoto williamwisephoto

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Kesäkuu 2017

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Georgia, US (Google, OSM)

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One of my co-workers brought in an Eastern Box Turtle that his German Shepherd had found and threw around like a chew toy. A few marginal scutes were broken off the front of his carapace, but it otherwise seemed okay. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/turtle-on-a-fence-post

  • Walton County, Georgia
  • Mostly sunny, high near 79°
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM; Sunset 8:43 PM
  • Day length: 14 hours, 21 minutes

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

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