Animals

When The Sun Comes Out, So Do The Turtles

Male spiny softshell taking advantage of the sunshine to bask on the concrete slant of the lower spillway steps. One of the larger males I've seen. But nowhere near as big as some of those giant females.
Male Pallid Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera ssp. pallida)

white rock lakedallas texasaquaticwater turtleturtlereptilesoftshell turtlesoftshellApalone spinifera ssp. pallidaPallid Spiny Softshellmale turtlemale pallida spiny softshellmale softshellmale spiny softshellconcreteconcrete slant by the lower spillway stepsbelow memature malesunshinebasking