Apr 21, 2013 | AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, Common Snapping Turtle, Daily Image 2013, Nikon D300, Walkabout, Wildlife
A Turtle’s View Ever wonder what a turtle sees as it moves along? Well, this is it. This guy was moving along pretty fast, for a turtle, as he headed for the lake. Most people, myself included, don’t realize just how long their neck can be. It’s nice to have Spring back.
Apr 19, 2013 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Common Snapping Turtle, Crabtree Nature Preserve, Daily Image 2013, Nikon D300, Wildlife
Huge Turtle at Crabtree Now, that is a turtle. Yep, he’s 500 pounds of pure Snapping Turtle and he’s just one of the reasons to visit Crabtree Nature Center in Barrington Hills, IL, a northwest suburb of Chicago. He may not be the cutest turtle in the pond, but he’s got to be the biggest. In this image, he dwarfs the Painted Turtles in front of him. To be fair, you don’t see him often. In the spring, he seems to be more visible.
Apr 12, 2013 | AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR II, AF-S TC 2.0 E III Tele-converter, Common Snapping Turtle, Daily Image 2013, Nikon D3x, Walkabout, Wildlife
Common Snapping Turtle Yeah, there I was, just minding my own business; trying to capture a simple click of a Great Blue Heron; kneeling on the wet weeds with my tripod behind a small knoll, next to the lake. And, just a few feet from my left foot, comes a rock floating down the lake. Wait a minute, rocks don’t float. Nope, it was a turtle, a really big turtle, head directly for me. On one hand, I did not want to move so the turtle would get closer. On the other hand, my foot was just a few inches from the water. Today, I had heavy iron, the D3x with the 70-200mm and a 2x teleconverter After a while, my knees just had to move a bit. And, of course, the turtle turned around to parallel the lakeshore. Click!
