Turtles 44 images Created 25 May 2013
The turtles, are reptiles and members of the Order Chelonia. There are 12 families of turtles found worldwide, 7 represented in North America with 48 species. The turtles here were photographed in the US, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama.
![Gopher Tortoise [Gopherus polyphemnus] grazing; Hobe Sound, FL](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000EPNbc5SoTPU/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000EPNbc5SoTPU.jpg)
![Florida Red-bellied Turtles [Chrysemys nelsoni] sunning on log; Loxahatchee NWR, FL](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000MuYizur4gkg/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000MuYizur4gkg.jpg)
![Florida Red-bellied Turtle [Chrysemys nelsoni] hiding in shell; Loxahatchee NWR, FL](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000WMX2TrRD6Sk/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000WMX2TrRD6Sk.jpg)
![Florida Softshell Turtle [Apalone (Trionyx) ferox] swimming in drainage canal; Palm Beach Gardens, FL](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000x04gwTF9YZg/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000x04gwTF9YZg.jpg)
![Ornate Box Turtle [Terrapene ornata ornata], profile closeup; Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, Pawhuska, OK](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000FiIY6UVnkRE/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000FiIY6UVnkRE.jpg)
![Ornate Box Turtle [Terrapene ornata ornata], profile closeup; Tall Grass Prairie Preserve, Pawhuska, OK](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000D.TwdJo5x0s/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000D.TwdJo5x0s.jpg)
![Painted Turtle [Chrysemys picta]; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000GhxV.6ZyeZQ/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000GhxV.6ZyeZQ.jpg)
![Painted Turtle [Chrysemys picta]; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000IW9TK9WQsiw/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000IW9TK9WQsiw.jpg)
![Painted Turtles [Chrysemys picta] trio sunning; Fountain Creek Regional Park, Fountain, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000KQLB_C_nSTM/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000KQLB_C_nSTM.jpg)
![Painted Turtles [Chrysemys picta] trio sunning; Fountain Creek Regional Park, Fountain, Colorado](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000ymcIUpHQLm0/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000ymcIUpHQLm0.jpg)
![Mesoamerican Sliders [Trachemys scripta ornata] sunning; Chagres River inlet, Soberania National Park, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000FqmREX3Hh9w/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000FqmREX3Hh9w.jpg)
![Mesoamerican Sliders [Trachemys scripta ornata] sunning; Chagres River inlet, Soberania National Park, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000LV_WRLiILu4/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000LV_WRLiILu4.jpg)
![Mesoamerican Sliders [Trachemys scripta ornata] sunning; Chagres River inlet, Soberania National Park, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000fZ.U.3EtkoI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000fZ.U.3EtkoI.jpg)
![Mesoamerican Sliders [Trachemys scripta ornata] sunning; Chagres River inlet, Soberania National Park, Panama](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000Dexj60gjOlk/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000Dexj60gjOlk.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea, accosted by small crab; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000QXuBVNKBgWc/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000QXuBVNKBgWc.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchlings, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00005CY.P30JzLM/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I00005CY.P30JzLM.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000kODh74VG5Sw/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000kODh74VG5Sw.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000yZ31PZX8e9M/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000yZ31PZX8e9M.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000Mh2n8euLKjY/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000Mh2n8euLKjY.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000vTVJ8ywmwKo/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000vTVJ8ywmwKo.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I000095B3ryFg1Vo/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I000095B3ryFg1Vo.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000OZvQfvYyCqA/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000OZvQfvYyCqA.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000g77LDQ2kLWc/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000g77LDQ2kLWc.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchlings, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000fQBdpq99HJc/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000fQBdpq99HJc.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000U37rd_P300g/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000U37rd_P300g.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00008dFHXMRzHU4/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I00008dFHXMRzHU4.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000IotDgugHKQI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000IotDgugHKQI.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00009TC9T7m7qGs/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I00009TC9T7m7qGs.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000kqNcIAXcRao/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000kqNcIAXcRao.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000M6h7BBsTvNM/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000M6h7BBsTvNM.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000lxyRS4yWQ7c/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000lxyRS4yWQ7c.jpg)
![Olive Ridley Turtle [Lepidochelys olivacea] hatchling, newly emerged in hatchery, are released far up on the beach to allow imprinting and make their way to the sea; Playa Baru, Hacienda Baru Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000GE56a8BuS2A/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000GE56a8BuS2A.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000oW1vxqaVh7c/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000oW1vxqaVh7c.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000cjA.JKSxx8A/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000cjA.JKSxx8A.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000PpiekA7GLi8/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000PpiekA7GLi8.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] sunning; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000FtDznD.sD6s/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000FtDznD.sD6s.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000_aWU_65sKqg/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000_aWU_65sKqg.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000.T.dvPoQXcA/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000.T.dvPoQXcA.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000dl2dZwSaPSc/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000dl2dZwSaPSc.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000qb7p4peMM44/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000qb7p4peMM44.jpg)
![Yellow-spotted Sideneck Turtle [Podocnemis unifilis] with Julia Butterfly [Dryas julia] feeding on minerals in turtle's eye tears; Laguna Anangucocha, Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I00002wd6ZTv1zSw/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I00002wd6ZTv1zSw.jpg)
![Painted Turtles [Chrysemys picta] sunning on floating log; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000X997zI9WV7c/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000X997zI9WV7c.jpg)
![Painted Turtles [Chrysemys picta] sunning on ditch bank; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000i5l4IwI7ZeI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000i5l4IwI7ZeI.jpg)
![Painted Turtles [Chrysemys picta] sunning on floating log; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM](https://www.pronghornwildlifephotography.com/img-get2/I0000m1WyutkA4to/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G00005oJozbW81yk/I0000m1WyutkA4to.jpg)