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This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

August 17, 2011
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

And here's the painted turtle 's carapace. Such pretty colors to hide down next to the ground. This turtle is a female. A male's carapace would be concave. (The better to, er, communicate with females.)

Painted Turtle
Photo copyright 2011 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

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It focuses as close as 18 inches! You can see details you've never imagined.

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