Florida Red-bellied Turtle | Photos by Donna

Florida Red-bellied Turtle

With the busy scene, I almost missed this red-bellied turtle taking a break from the water.

Red-bellied Turtle

(Photo taken February 2020 in Big Cypress National Preserve)

Tags: Big Cypress Preserve, cooter, Florida, red-bellied, reflection, Reflections, swamp, turtle, water

36 thoughts on “Florida Red-bellied Turtle”

Indira on 04/19/2020 at 8:32 AM said:

Beautiful surroundings! The reflection also is so sharp, Donna!!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 8:52 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Indira! I was ‘tipped’ on this unique, remote location by another birder, so glad I was, it always offered something pretty to photograph. 🙂
  
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Reed Andariese on 04/19/2020 at 8:41 AM said:

Nice Donna! Like the reflections!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 8:53 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Reed! Lots of reflections going on, pretty cool. 😊
  
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Jet Eliot on 04/19/2020 at 8:51 AM said:

And how absolutely terrific that we have the red belly in the reflection. Delightful photo, Donna. the moss adds to the Floridian allure.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 9:30 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Jet! On my return back past, s/he was still there. I liked that it was able to take a long snooze without any disturbances. 😊
  
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Birder's Journey on 04/19/2020 at 9:49 AM said:

Good balancing act!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 10:24 AM said:
  
  Most definitely! I know I couldn’t do it, lol.
  
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  - Birder's Journey on 04/19/2020 at 10:24 AM said:
    
    😅
    
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emberbear on 04/19/2020 at 10:10 AM said:

Sweet turtle, Donna. I love the way you show us everything in this amazing environment. 💖

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 10:25 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Imorgana! It was a small, remote gem of a place with something there always to photograph. And I almost missed the turtle! 😎
  
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Alittlebitoutoffocus on 04/19/2020 at 10:56 AM said:

How do they get into that position? It looks impossible. 😕

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 3:58 PM said:
  
  I’ve watched them do it and still think it’s impossible, lol. Those legs are longer than they normally show. 🙂
  
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  - Alittlebitoutoffocus on 04/19/2020 at 4:19 PM said:
    
    I thought the tide might have gone out and left it high and dry! 😉
    
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    - bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 5:09 PM said:
      
      No tide there, I started to mention that too, lol. I’ve seen turtles left high and dry though, they have to rock their bodies inside the shell to fall off! 😉
      
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Anonymous on 04/19/2020 at 12:57 PM said:

Great shot! After following your winter Florida trip I am definitely putting a return to Florida on the calendar for next year.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 4:00 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Susan! 😊
  
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Irene Tron, Heaven's Sunshine on 04/19/2020 at 1:41 PM said:

Love the reflections. 😊

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 4:00 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Irene! 😊
  
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belindagroverphotography on 04/19/2020 at 1:59 PM said:

I love seeing them in their natural surroundings. Very nice, Donna!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 4:01 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Belinda! 😊
  
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Jane's Heartsong on 04/19/2020 at 2:25 PM said:

Lovely scene with the turtle.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 4:03 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Jane!
  
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aussiebirder on 04/19/2020 at 3:44 PM said:

Pristine reflection Donna!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 4:04 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Ashley!
  
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H.J. for avian101 on 04/19/2020 at 5:03 PM said:

That’s the perfect “mirror effect”. Nice capture, Donna. 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 6:13 PM said:
  
  Thank you, HJ! 😊
  
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anotherday2paradise on 04/19/2020 at 7:38 PM said:

I love seeing these little chaps. 😍 Great shot, Donna.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 9:37 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Sylvia! 😊
  
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The Hinoeuma on 04/19/2020 at 8:29 PM said:

How cuuuuuute! Love the turtles…

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/19/2020 at 9:37 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Vic!
  
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circadianreflections on 04/20/2020 at 11:27 AM said:

Great sighting and reflection!

You got me wondering about my bird count as I’ve not been keeping a good record. I need to tidy it up. 😀 Do you have a nice journal or are you using ebird? I’ve been using my birding encyclopedia, but have wanted a birding journal forever I just never got around to getting one.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/20/2020 at 1:28 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Deborah! Oh my, I just keep it simple on an excel document in alphabetical order by species name. Soon as I add another bird, I email the updated document to myself for a quick ‘backup’ and then be sure to back up the document when I do my bi-monthly backups. My bird photo that proves the ID are backed up also. 😊
  
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  - circadianreflections on 04/20/2020 at 5:22 PM said:
    
    Oh, you’re very organized! It sounds like a good system. I do that with Excel spreadsheets with my camera gear, but I only update it annually. 😀
    
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sir albertus on 04/26/2020 at 1:26 PM said:

Ahh finally, a turtle! Me loves turtles. 🐢 Great shot, Donna❗️

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/26/2020 at 3:03 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Al! 😊
  
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