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Old 06-08-2011, 01:46 AM   #1
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Hi from sunny Florida!!! I am looking for Gopher tortoises but no luck so far. I spotted some wild turtles, can you ID what species are they? It is on Braden river. They live on the opposite bank of it. I know them for few years, it is the favorite basking spot. I will try and catch them on my SLR later on, sorry for crappy pictures, only had my compact camera with me today.
Turtles close- up

the view of the bank where their house is, the turtles are under the 'white' tree on the right side of the photo.


freshly shed gecko (lizard?) I missed few seconds it shedded the skin and ate it, that what kids told me I was 10 seconds late to see it. You can see the right back leg still have some old skin on it.


Pretty Buttefly after having a very long drink (hangover?)

Close up while drinking


small video of it while drinking. I worried it was going to become very heavy after drinking that much, but it was passing water from other end... After 15 minutes or so of drinking it was satisfied and happily flew off to the forest. The first picture of the butterfly on the foliage was the last one taken.
http://youtu.be/uybbCfpRieE

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Old 06-08-2011, 08:58 AM   #2
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Dont you just love Florida. Great pics but no idea on the turtle front sorry.
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Old 06-08-2011, 02:47 PM   #3
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My friend is just back from Florida, she goes every year she says it is amazing Lovely pictures, thanks for sharing Enjoy yourself !
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Old 06-08-2011, 05:51 PM   #4
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Awesome pics thanks for sharing them
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Great pictures!
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Wow, lovely photos. That butterfly is beautiful.
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Old 07-08-2011, 10:59 PM   #7
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Thanks all, more photos to come, with some luck. Still havent seen any Gopher tortoises, but I feel they are very close.
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Nice pics. Hard to say what the turtles are. Could be Florida Red bellied or perhaps peninsula cooters. They're big enough.
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I think the lizard might be an Anole.
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Old 08-08-2011, 12:37 AM   #10
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Nice pics. Hard to say what the turtles are. Could be Florida Red bellied or perhaps peninsula cooters. They're big enough.
I will try and make some pics with my proper camera in next week, didnt have a chance yet. From what I have seen in few years this spot is permanent home so chances are high to see them there again. Still no sight of wild gophers. Got some frogs though, check other post.
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