This box turtle (the red eyes are characteristic of males) is exploring the woods near my home. Recent research places turtles closer to birds and dinosaurs than to lizards and snakes. Maybe that is why his face looks somehow prehistoric to me.
You may also like
Years ago I lived in central North Carolina, the westernmost distribution of spotted turtles in the state. This is a post for […]
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30-acre oasis in the middle of Atlanta. Except for occasional traffic noise, it is easy to […]
A brief but violent thunderstorm sent torrents of rain falling on the trees. There are dots and lines of rain both […]