Surprise discovery.
By minx267
@minx267 (15526)
Hartford, Connecticut
August 23, 2017 2:56am CST
I was just going through some more of my photos from Monday.. And as I was looking at this one I took of a little wood duck.. I discovered what appears to be a turtle poking his head above the water in the lower right corner area?
Does anyone else see it? Are there any turtle experts.. I'm trying to figure out what kind of turtle it might be..
I only know that it is not a Red Eared slider.... Nor is it a snapping turtle.. Other than that no clue..
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Aug 17
i saw the turtle. i think it is a ninja turtle because it is poking its head up and scrutinizing the duck, if he can swallow whole this fowl. 
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 Aug 17
@ridingbet :) LOL... JJ said it is a Painted Turtle... but maybe it is a PAINTER Turtle.... Get it.. Michelangelo.... ROFLMAO
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
23 Aug 17
That`s a nice photo..hehehe..I think you`re right there`s a turtle there..I got to see turtles here too 
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
23 Aug 17
@minx267 ..Here there are few turtles around the city and most of the time, I saw them floating like that together with a lot of Ducks
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
23 Aug 17
@m_audrey6788 i have only got to witness turtles on a few occasions and they are usually to far away to identify..
I love this camera and it's zoom lens as it can bring the picture so much closer.. you can actually tell what you are looking at. this was my first time ever photographing Wood Ducks also.. although I guess I have learned that in the spring these males are MUCH MUCH more colorful than this one here.. I think this one is still a baby.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Aug 17
I don't know what kind it is, but it has the same color scheme I used on a clay turtle I made in high school art class. And that was just a generic idea of a turtle, I wasn't following a picture or anything.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Aug 17
@minx267 And he's probably correct, as always. :)
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
25 Aug 17
@BarBaraPrz LMAO... well I know I am not a turtle expert so .. I will not argue in this case..
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
25 Aug 17
@TiarasOceanView yep, I guess i have to be more observant next time.
he did have good camoflage.. :)
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
24 Aug 17
@minx267 Yes what a shame you didnt see him.
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ssshhh... I thought I even saw some croc there (I do have bad eyesight!) 
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Aug 17
It blends into the terrain. When you mention it, I can make out the turtle's eye.
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