Release of the Turtle
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Isn’t that a beautiful sight? (Click on image for a bigger view) I live a few minutes by car from this lake, I should go there more often. :p
We finally released that turtle today. It was not a red-eared glider like I had said before, but a painted turtle. The top part of its shell is dark coloured, but underneath it’s very pretty, almost like it is painted. The poor thing refused to eat anything we tried to give it, so we thought it was best to let it go. It looked soooo happy (and so small) when it finally was allowed to swim freely!
More photos are here.
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1. Connie
said:
on Jun 23 2004 @ 03:55 PM
I am sure she loved you for letting her free again! :-D I love the piccies of course! :-D
2. Yvonne
said:
on Jun 24 2004 @ 03:34 AM
I think she(he?) did! After it swam around for a while, it poked its head up in the water. It really looked like she/he was watching us leave.
3. Connie
said:
on Jun 24 2004 @ 10:57 AM
That is an amazing (mental) pic! :-D Turtles are amazing! Turtles are female in german, thats why I said she, in spanish too I think. How is that for feminism! :-D Have a great weekend Yvonne!
4. Becca
said:
on Jun 25 2004 @ 05:14 AM
Ooh, a painted turtle, they’re gorgeous.
I’d love to adopt a southern painted, but they’re nearly impossible to find here in HK so I keep a RES (red eared Slider) and a map.
That lake does make a beautiful sight, looks like a gorgeous day over there as well!
5. Yvonne
said:
on Jun 25 2004 @ 04:20 PM
Yeah, I think the painted turtle is native to North America.
My mom’s friend did have a red eared slider, in HK too!
Did you find your turtle in the wild or buy it from a store?