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Monday, April 20, 2009

Green Lake coot and turtle


The mallards and coots wouldn't leave this turtle, a red-eared slider, alone. They kept pecking at its shell. It didn't seem to me to be aggressive. It looked more like the birds were wondering if the reptile's shell was a food source. The turtle moved on.