Animals

Blue Neck

Big female softshell on top of a rock covered by shallow water. What caught my eye was the blue on the back of her neck. Took several shots trying to document that oddity. Got a better look later on my computer and darned if it doesn't look like it is just a trick of the light on the water. I believe the "blue" is just algae. Still a nice looking turtle.
Female Pallid Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera ssp. pallida)

white rock lakedallas texasaquaticwater turtleturtlereptilesoftshell turtlesoftshellApalone spinifera ssp. pallidaPallid Spiny Softshellcreek between the lower spillway steps and the lower spillwayfemale turtlefemale softshellfemale spiny softshellfemale pallida spiny softshellbelow meshallow watersiltcamouflageturtle rockalgae