Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Paul O'Toole on June 17, 2016, 05:38:12 PM

Title: Northern Map Turtle
Post by: Paul O'Toole on June 17, 2016, 05:38:12 PM

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7380/27124481473_34d6f905d9_b.jpg)

(https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7372/27122561534_9c8d418336_b.jpg)

Title: Re: Northern Map Turtle
Post by: BetCrooks on June 18, 2016, 10:33:37 AM

Nice to see such good shots of a relatively shy (fast to slide in) turtle! If you haven't already, you may want to report them to Turtle Tally or similar.

Title: Re: Northern Map Turtle
Post by: Paul O'Toole on June 18, 2016, 05:58:21 PM

I can do that for sure, there were close to a dozen of them various sizes in the area I came across this pair.

Title: Re: Northern Map Turtle
Post by: BetCrooks on June 19, 2016, 07:37:23 PM

Bonus! Maps are less numerous than Painteds so it's always nice to see a healthy population.
For others reading the thread, the link is http://www.torontozoo.com/adoptapond/turtletally.asp (http://www.torontozoo.com/adoptapond/turtletally.asp)
if you see a turtle and want to report it. A photo can also be helpful as claw length etc can be an indicator of gender etc.