Female snapping turtles will travel long distances to find suitable sandy habitat to lay their eggs. Covered in mosquitoes, this one was no exception. From what I could tell, the nearest water was at least a mile away. I got down on the ground to get an eye level perspective of her journey through Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 360mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second
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Female snapping turtles will travel long distances to find suitable sandy habitat to lay their eggs. Covered in mosquitoes, this one was no exception. From what I could tell, the nearest water was at least a mile away. I got down on the ground to get an eye level perspective of her journey through Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.
Great capture Sean!
Unreal shot of the mosquito tarmac, Sean!
great pic. was she walking on hard dirt some grass in between, the sand, on her jourany to the sand for new babbies to be born,
Hey Michael, she was walking across a gravel path.
Jaunty carapace —- Blown back by wind this turtle —- Seeks a higher gear .
The photo did not appear on my wife’s nor my computer. We’re using Safari on MacBooks. 1st photo not to display.
Thanks Clark, I tested on several MacBooks here at the office on Safari and other browsers. All seems okay.
Cool shot!!
The Crackin!
I love this one!