Northern Map Turtle


What a delight to be able to capture some Sea Turtle images that I missed on my snorkelling vacation – and not to require scuba gear at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. It seemed to be an easy task however the goal was to make it appear to be in the wild, it took some time and lot’s of waiting.
This scene certainly made me do a double take, the two were quite relaxed in the late day sun enjoying the same log.
This female Snapper was carrying around about six inches of clay packed onto it’s back. I often wonder if I should have removed the clay, what a heavy burden to carry around. On the path near Devils Glen there were three females looking to lay eggs.