Suddenly realizing it has company, one of the large Cooters quickly tucks it's head and legs in, but soon gets right back to business as usual.Peninsular Cooter Pseudemys peninsularisGainer Spring GroupEconfina Creek Canoe TrailNorthwest Florida Water Management District NWFWMDBay County FloridaSeaLife DC1400Sea Dragon 1200 Photo/Video Light
Found this Tortoise while on a trek last Sunday.The rustle of the leaves alerted us to this old creature.It was slowly moving underneath all theleaf litter. It froze as soon as we approached it.We 3 of us took a few shots and left the place. :-) Length: 1feet approx
The main figure is the Hawksbill Sea Turtle, but also visible in this image are two Scissortail Sargeants (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) to the left and several Blue Tangs or Palette Surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus). Stamp provided by Rich Pyle.