Sunbathing in a NW Wisconsin pond
So as I'm writing this, why is the song, 'Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall...' running through my head? They're turtles, and they're on a log. Sigh. I don't know why my brain works that way.
Anyway, this wee pond is in our neighborhood and one of the delights of summer is seeing the little turtles all lined up on that log. They're so cute! I had to approach the pond very slowly and as quietly as possible. I was thrilled to get this photo!
When I took one small step closer to my subject, the turtles, in unison, quickly slipped into the water.
I used my zoom in order to look for the turtles. Aha! There they are, every man for himself, climbing onto the nearest clump of grass and hoping the stranger will go away so they can resume their positions on the log.
And wouldn't it have been nice if I'd managed to get the bird, A juvenile blue heron, perhaps? rather than the weed, in focus.
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That is the most precious photo I've seen in a while!!!
ReplyDeleteif one of the turtles should go for a jog
98 turtles left on the log LOL
Hugs,
Suzan
My first thought was the song about the monkeys jumping on the bed! Now, "no more turtles sitting on the log" ... :)
ReplyDeleteI love turtles! This is a familiar site to me.i grew up in a rural area with ponds. Turtles were always basking in the sun.
ReplyDeleteJudy~ how great that you saw them all and still managed to get that marvelous photo! Love it! There is a small pond where my husband and I walk and turtles there, too. I could spend all my walk time just watching them! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is fantastic! I'm so glad you got the shot of them too!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable photo! How fun!
ReplyDeleteWe always look at that log when we drive by, just in case we might see some turtles!! So glad you got a picture of them. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo!
ReplyDeleteThe song I know is :
Ten green bottles sitting on a wall...now I am singing it in my head LOL
Cute! I love the baby heron! I have never seen a baby heron before, just mom and dad.
ReplyDeleteWe have turtles in the pond at the park, usually we spot them in the spring. There is also a Blue Heron that likes to summer there too. Your little birdie friend might be a crane, we have one of those in the park too. Right now I can't remember the name of it....... a green crane.....or something like that.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture on the turtles. We cross the Savannah River at it's shoals and see turtles on the rocks and I so want to photograph them. Joe says I would get run over on the bridge.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet turtles and photos!! Love it! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteThey are so sweet and cute just'a sittin' on their log.
ReplyDeleteHow cute - I love these photos a lot.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures!
Have a lovely day!
I like the focused weed, its beautiful. hate when that happens though and it happens to me a lot. i was thinking of the song slippin and a sliding splashing only I can't remember the rest of it.
ReplyDeleteThe color in these pictures is amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love turtles and I loved your photo - you need to send that into a contest some where - very rare to see that.
ReplyDeleteSandie
That is so fun to see those turtles on the log...and off. Those are wonderful pics.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute pictures.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the turtles!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos, Judy!! That first one is my favorite. What a great capture!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love the way turtles sunbathe? Great photos! I, too, thought of the bed-jumping monkeys. I'd love to know what kind of heron that was.....
ReplyDeleteSeeing the photo of the turtles made my day:-)
ReplyDeleteThose are great photos! Those turtles are so cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are really good with the opening shot being superb. I've never been successful with photographing anything like this.
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