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Red-Eared Slider 7x1


Red-Eared Slider 7x1
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Copyright: Ricardo A Palonsky (RAP) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Canon Powershot Pro1
Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Turtles - Tortugas - Tortues [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-10-15 7:06
Viewed: 3634
Points: 22
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RED-EARED SLIDER  (Trachemys scripta)

7 turtles and some of its reflections... I hope you like it.


Description

The Red-eared Slider is perhaps the best known and most recognizable of turtles. The top of the shell (carapace) is smooth and gently curved and is olive to black with yellow stripes and bars.
It is a medium -sized turtle that is best identified by a red or sometimes yellow patch that is found just behind its eye.


Life History

The Red-eared Slider is almost exclusively aquatic. It rarely ventures out of the water except to lay its eggs or to migrate to a new water body, should the need arise.
As a water dweller, the adult turtle feeds primarily on aquatic plants.
Young turtles are mostly carnivorous, gradually switching to vegetation as they age.

This slider is commonly seen basking in the sun, on logs or masses of vegetation. When basking sites are in short supply, they may even pile on top of each other, up to three turtles deep.
The Red-eared Slider very easily is spooked and will slide directly into the water from its sunning spot at the least provocation.

During the breeding season between March and July, the female may find herself swept away by a persistent suitor. The male Red-eared Sliders attempt to win over a female by engaging in courtship activities include swimming backwards in front of the female with their forelegs stretched out, palm side up.

Red-eared Sliders may produce up to three clutches of four to 23 eggs in a single year.
With each nest, the female will go on shore and dig a shallow hole that is three to 10 inches wide.
She deposits her eggs in these excavations and subsequently covers them up with soil and materials to seal in the eggs for protection from predators and the elements. The young turtles hatch 60 to 75 days later, although they may spend the winter in the nest.

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Excellent compo of these terapins, Ricardo. A nice line-up with the "turning point" in the compo on a strong node. Well done!

Nice capture Ricardo. The lines are very strong in the compo and the details in the LP very nice. Great work

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  • AndyB Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1592 W: 32 N: 1361] (3978)
  • [2004-10-15 10:40]

Very good composition and lovely detail.
Nice reflections in the water.
Excellent work,well done.
A great note too!

Great LP Ricardo.
Very good composition , good details.
Excellent note.
Great job.

apres les canard voici les tortues !
j'adore toutes ces photos que l'on peut classe d'insolites ou de "marrantes".
tres belle scene avec ces bois flotant ;)
merci.

Hi Ricardo,Fantastic shot!
not 4, but 7 on a rode :o)
nice compo and good colours!
nice LP !

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2004-10-15 14:42]

Is this the queue for the diving board? Nice work Ricardo. It's a good photo and has humorous slant too. Very good work.

Debo reconocer que aunque los escenarios donde fotografias estas tortugas no son los más adecuados ni bellos para lucirse, tu les sacas un gran partido, aun recuerdo la otra foto de tortugas en grupo que publicaste.
Muy buena composicion, como siempre fantastica nota y el Large View completa una my buena presentación.
Creo que tu tambien vas a acabar rápido con el espacio para large views...
Aun no me contestaron acerca de lo del genero de hongos, asi que, como decimos aqui, "la llevas clara" para que te aumenten el espacio de LV :-D Un saludo.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-10-16 16:54]

Like standing in a qeue at the coffee machine. The LP is superb with excellent sharpnes and color.

Thanks for posting

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7745)
  • [2006-10-17 18:24]

Beautiful shot ricardo
Good composition. Good colours, light, sharpnes, details and DOF.
Well done mf

osse

Bonjour,
Sympathique effet comique.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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