Photo 36349, (c) Donna Fernstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Donna Fernstrom

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Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Western Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. bellii)

Observer

wingedwolfpsion

Date

June 5, 2011

Description

The Blue River rest area could be considered to be a bit of a herper's paradise. The wide, slow-moving, very shallow water is an absolute haven for very large numbers of turtles and frogs.

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