all creatures great and small

birds and bees,flowers and trees, dogs and cats and things like that...

I believe this is a midland painted turtle, and is one of the first I've seen here at Clove lake, which is dominated by red eared sliders.

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I believe this is a midland painted turtle, and is one of the first I've seen here at Clove lake, which is dominated by red eared sliders.

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