A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Apalone ferox
This is the largest of the New World softshelled turtles and has most of the Old World characteristics. They start to nest between March to July.
Picture was taken at the Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, FL.
It is possibly a female looking for a place to lay her eggs.
Spotted on Apr 25, 2014
Submitted on Apr 25, 2014
2 Comments
Whoa! Looks like a pretty big one! Nice capture.
Very cool!