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Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

Notes:

I am not sure why it has its back leg kicked out, but I found it a little funny to look at.

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Aaron_G
Aaron_G 12 years ago

This is typical basking position for a lot of turtles. They almost look like they're flying at times, and it's quite comical. :-)

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Columbus, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Apr 1, 2012
Submitted on Apr 1, 2012

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