Almost as exciting as spring migration, it’s turtle season at Presque Isle State Park! All these shots at Gull Point or along the Gull Point ‘outer old trail,’ on 29 May 2023.
First up, what looks like a beautiful Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) in the sand at Gull Point:
Spiny Softshell Turtles (Apalone spinifera) + friend out-and-about at ‘turtle pond’ (lagoon at entrance of roped-off trail to observation platform):
Finally, what might be a Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) along the Gull Point Trail. Note the top shell “contour lines,” + serrated shell rear:
