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Chrysemys picta bellii (Western painted turtle)

I really struggled with the question of if this is an aquarium escapee or a wild turtle. This pond is part of the watershed that leads to Blenkinsop Lake and then to Swan Lake - both have Western Painted Turtles. It's possible that this individual came up from those lakes following a stream. Maybe.


Altitude: 35m (114 feet)
Camera: Nikon D800
Date: Sunday, July 19th, 2015 at 8:05 PM
Exposure: 1/40 sec at f2.8
Exposure Compensation: 851 ev
ISO: 800 asa
Lens: 400mm f2.8G ED VR AF-S NIKKOR
Location:
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Reflected Bright Trees Grandma And Claira On The Trestle Bewicks Wren In Cedar 16 Minutes Of Ascent 33 Meters 18 Minutes Of Ascent 70 Meters 21 Minutes Of Ascent 113 Meters Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Stone In Foreground Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Grandma And Claira On The Trestle 16 Minutes Of Ascent 33 Meters Claira On Swing Crabs In Pail Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Stone In Foreground Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Canada Geese Walking Chicks Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Claira With Waterproof Overbooties Claira On Walkway Grandma And Claira On The Trestle Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling Backlit Cattails Gary Oak With Amazing View Grandma Nara And AGoat Standing In The Ocean Mount Doug Blue Flowers Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling Backlit Cattails Grandma Nara And AGoat Standing In The Ocean Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Nara And Claira On The Bridge New National Park Sign Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock Saturna San Juan Lighthouse Me on Deck Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Stone In Foreground Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Canada Geese Walking Chicks Nara Lying In The Sea Blush Claira With Waterproof Overbooties Claira On Walkway Claira Blackberry Monster Castle With Irises Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Blue Flowers Boy With A Headache Stone In Foreground Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Harbour Seals On The Rocks Walking In The Large Field Castle With Irises Mount Doug Kayla Throwing ARock Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Backlit Cattails Standing In The Ocean Walking In The Large Field Castle With Irises Mount Doug Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Surfers At Jordan River Basket Of Peppers Japanese Maple Selling Pendants The Chapel Filling John And Helen With Lit Trees Castle With Irises Mount Doug Cedar Stump Blue Flowers Surfers At Jordan River Basket Of Peppers John And Helen With Lit Trees Standing In The Ocean Nara And Claira On The Bridge Arcing Train In Garry Oak Meadow Dunlin Reflected With Fall Colours New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog New National Park Sign Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR Big Windows View From Mount Norman Reflecting Pond Front of House Four Otters Just the Head of a Seal Sea Lions on the Rocks Curve of Time in Bay Weathered Rock New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Stephen And His Sunset Big Windows View From Mount Norman Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Sea Terminal, South Terminal, Main Terminal Of YVR On Approach To Mudge Big Windows Left Side of Cove Panoramic Reflecting Pond Retreat Island Sunset Four Otters Sea Lions on the Rocks New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge Reflecting Pond Four Otters Sandheads Lighthouse Ferry Terminal Dive Site Right Castle With Irises Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants On Approach To Mudge View From Second Chief Mud Flats at Sunset Waiting For Lifts To Open View From Lunch Tarn In Front Of Anniversary Glacier Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow New National Park Sign Yellow Iris With Ants Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Boardwalk In Meadow Rock Margin Front of Condo Fence at Rathtrevor Wharf in Namu Diagonal Falls New National Park Sign Waiting For Lifts To Open Mark And Mike At Summit Boat At Landing Front of Condo Wharf in Namu Immature Bog Cranberry Numa Falls (Veiled) Athabasca Falls Closer Bromley Rock Mount Robson In Fog
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Region: North America, Canada, British Columbia, Capital RD, Saanich, Outerbridge Park
Scientific Name: species related to Chrysemys picta bellii (Western painted turtle)
Tag: turtle, pond, Outerbridge Park
Larger image: 2000 x 1335
Raw image: 7360 x 4912

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