Went for a walk on Lake DeGray to take pictures of birds and came across this Ornate Box Turtle. This is a young male; you can tell by the red eyes (females have brown eyes) and the concave shell (females have a more flattened shell). You can tell the age of the turtle by counting the growth rings on their shell (until they get 15 years old or older when the individual rings become indistinguishable). This guy looks like he is about 7 years old (just a boy really; he will not even be old enough to reproduce for another 6 years or so). They can live for up to 70 years. This guy could outlive me. Yes, Candy had to check things out for herself. I also spotted this little frog on a log; if you click on the picture for a closeup it looks like he has the measles.
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I never knew turtles could live that long!
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