Painted Turtle
The peaceful painted turtles
Basking in the sun,
You'll see them perching piggyback
Or lined up one by one.
But if they sense you near them,
They will drop and dive from sight,
But soon they will reappear again
To soak up warmth and light.
Named for its BRIGHT colors.
Turtles Sunbathe
To warm their bodies,
To absorb Vitamin D,
To rid their shells of pests.
Painted Turtles eat water plants and some water insects, snails and fish.
Painted Turtles gather on rocks and fallen logs in quiet ponds and streams.
I hope you can bask in the sun, soak up some warmth and enjoy the first weekend of summer.
Happy Summer!
Enjoy the weekend!
What a great photo and poem!
ReplyDeleteSo far, we have sunshine for the weekend.
Have fun!
We actually have box turtles lay eggs in our yard each year. Many paints as we call them in the marsh near us too. Have a great weekend Carla! Janice
ReplyDeleteShe's a poet and I didn't know it. Well done. We have painteds here also a rare Blandings turtles....:)
ReplyDeleteWe were fishing last night and right next to us a painted turtle was laying her eggs. Very neat to see!!
ReplyDeleteThe weather looks nice so I hope I can too! What a cute turtle!
ReplyDeleteThere is a snapping turtle in the water pond at the farm...not to many of us willing to swim with him.
ReplyDeleteI love the splash of color on this one's throat.
Jen
Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteI had a friend in elementary school whose family had a large indoor turtle pond in the living room (no less) with several turtle pets. We loved watching them! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy basking in the summer sunshine,
Lin
We are headed to WI this weekend. One of my daughter's favorite things to do is go along in the kayak with my husband and look for turtles. This post made me smile.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Thanks for sharing about the Painted Turtle!
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