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Hanging Out In The Wetlands

Beautiful day with the water reflecting the blue skies. Lots of wildlife in the wetlands here. These are all red-eared sliders including the big one in the middle. Old males darken & lose the red ears.
Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Heard Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney

Trachemys scripta elegans red eared slider water turtle turtle aquatic turtle sliders reptile driftwood herp reflection Heard Wildlife Sanctuary Collin County Mckinney Texas The Heard melanistic melanistic turtle old male slider old male turtle sunshine basking sociable aquatic plants close up below me