Watauga Reserve Eastern Box Turtle

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An Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina, makes eye contact as he hurries across the Appalachian forest floor. Notice the red eye--it means he's a male. This guy's shell was about 8-9 inches long. Watauga Reserve, Cherokee National Forest, Upper Unakas, Western Blue Ridge, Tennessee, USA May 2010.

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lcarreau

Beauty ..

Voted 10/10

Glad to see these critters thriving in the
Cherokee NF.

We have mud turtles and painted turtles out
Arizona way. I'm still trying to get a
photograph of one.

Excellent shot!

Posted Jul 2, 2010 11:46 pm


	winemanvan	Re: Beauty ..
	Hasn't voted	Thanks!!
		Posted Jul 6, 2010 9:45 am

Liba Kopeckova

wow

Voted 10/10

amazing images... and what a detail!

Posted Nov 10, 2010 2:26 pm


	winemanvan	Re: wow
	Hasn't voted	Thanks. It's really a beautiful and diverse area. Not a lot of rock climbing, but some good steep slopes and plenty of wilderness.
		Posted Nov 11, 2010 4:34 pm