Animals

Red-eared Slider Mating Behavior 20

This is the last shot I got. After Rhonda spotted me, she sank out of sight in the murky water. Romeo followed her under and Rupert swam away and seemed to lose interest. I waited 10 minutes but Rhonda and Romeo never showed up and I moved on.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

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