Painted Turtle Hatchling
Yes, it’s true. The Turtle Journal Team is composed of hard-nosed scientists, the kind of just-the-fact-ma’am investigators that would have made Sergeant Joe Friday proud. Still, no matter how focused our researchers may be, we have the privilege to spend our days in the most beautiful habitats in the world, observing the most exquisite species that Nature has devised. So, who could be surprised when our morning began with the discovery of a gorgeous, half dollar sized painted turtle hatchling hiding in a wetlands path? Then, as we walked along the swamp pond bordering the Great Heron Rookery, it seemed as though Claude Monet had spent the night splashing the morning canvas with Impressionist colors contorted in Daliesque shapes. Enjoy!
 Three Painted Turtles
 
 Two Painted Turtles
One Painted Turtle