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Old 05-03-2023, 07:56 AM
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Sticking it's head out of water at Fenney Nature Trail.
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Old 05-03-2023, 08:46 AM
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Sticking it's head out of water at Fenney Nature Trail.
A turtle would be my guess.
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Old 05-03-2023, 09:19 AM
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A turtle would be my guess.


That is my guess, too.

Whatever it is, it is another fantastic picture.

Like so many other of your photos, this one invites captions. That look of surprise makes it look like you must have interrupted something private.

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Old 05-03-2023, 09:53 AM
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Definitely a turtle. I almost ran over a snapping turtle on a cart path recently. Stopped to help him off the road and nearly found out the hard way how they got their name.
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Old 05-03-2023, 09:54 AM
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I had 2 thoughts:

You lookin' at me? (with a Robert De Niro voice)

Get off my lawn! (with a Clint Eastwood voice)
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Old 05-03-2023, 12:41 PM
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Sticking it's head out of water at Fenney Nature Trail.
Hognose Turtle
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Old 05-03-2023, 05:20 PM
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Definitely a turtle. I almost ran over a snapping turtle on a cart path recently. Stopped to help him off the road and nearly found out the hard way how they got their name.

Whoops! I guess you learned their necks are longer than you think they are.

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Old 05-03-2023, 05:23 PM
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I had 2 thoughts:

You lookin' at me? (with a Robert De Niro voice)

Get off my lawn! (with a Clint Eastwood voice)
Good ones ....................

My first thought was, "WHAT! She didn't tell me she was married!"

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Old 05-03-2023, 07:07 PM
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Whoops! I guess you learned their necks are longer than you think they are.

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Also learned how quick they can be.
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Old 05-04-2023, 04:25 AM
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hognose turtle
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Old 05-04-2023, 04:37 AM
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Florida soft shell turtle
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Old 05-04-2023, 05:46 AM
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Florida Soft Shell Turtle….
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Old 05-04-2023, 06:07 AM
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